Cornthwaite emphasized the historical tranquility of the neighborhood. "It's very quiet round here.
We leave our doors and windows unlocked.
After renaming the house after herself, anyone who wanted to find her would have been able to," Cornthwaite added.
An elderly neighbor expressed the collective shock of the community to The Telegraph. "We are all shocked," said an anonymous female resident in her 90s.
The resident noted that the area lacked any recent history of serious crime. "Murders happen to other people, they don't happen in your own neighbourhood," the neighbor added.
Another neighbor lamented the loss, stating, "She gave her life to public service, it is a tragedy for it to have happened."
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Police have urged the public to refrain from speculation as lines of enquiry are actively pursued.