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Sian O'Callaghan

Sian O'Callaghan likely died from head injuries, inquest hears

THE 22-YEAR-OLD who was found dead in Oxfordshire last week after going missing the week before was probably killed by injuries to her head, an inquest has heard. Sian O’Callaghan, who went missing from her home in Swindon on March 19, was found in Oxfordshire last week. Taxi driver Christopher Halliwell has appeared in court charged with her murder. O’Callaghan cannot be buried until Halliwell’s team decides whether to request a second post-mortem.

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