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‘It’s f*****g brutal,’ the PC said, visibly shaking as the tears rolled down his cheeks. ‘I never seen a body before. Not like this.’
Wendy placed a reassuring hand on the young constable’s shoulder. He’d radioed in a few minutes earlier to report the body, which he’d found on his routine patrol that night.
‘I can’t understand it. I only walked past ten, fifteen minutes earlier and there was nothing. I didn’t see no people, no cars, nothing! I just don’t get it.’ The officer seemed almost inconsolable.
‘There’s no use beating yourself up about it,’ Wendy said. ‘This guy’s something else. He was probably watching you the whole time, waiting for the right moment.’
‘I should’ve seen him!’
‘No-one saw him. Do you have any idea how many officers are out on the streets tonight? We knew
