Overview
- Thames Valley Police were alerted at around 8.20am on Saturday 23 May and discovered a woman’s body inside the public toilets on West Bar Street beside the Banbury Cross.
- Officers established a cordon around the toilets and detectives have launched an initial inquiry, describing the death as unexplained.
- The woman has not yet been identified and officers are carrying out standard early-stage inquiries to establish the circumstances of her death.
- Police have asked anyone with information to call 101 and quote reference 43260255904 to assist the investigation.
- The Banbury Cross is a well-known 16-metre neo-Gothic town landmark, and the discovery at this public site has drawn local attention while inquiries continue.