![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/leah-crouchers-parents-say-pain-almost-too-big-to-bear-since-body-was-found/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/0_SWNS_LEAH_CROUCHER_002.jpg&description=Heartbroken Claire and John Croucher described Leah as a 'bright, funny young woman' whose 'smile lit up the room' as they broke their silence following confirmation of her deathLeah Croucher was last seen on February 15, 2019, in Milton Keynes as she walked to workThe grieving parents of Leah Croucher have today paid tribute to their daughter as they broke their silence for the first time since her body was found. Heartbroken Claire and John Croucher said the "faint glimmer of hope" they had held that the 19-year-old was still alive had been "brutally extinguished". The admin assistant's body was discovered in the loft of a home less than a mile from her home. She had been missing for more than three years - with cops now saying she was murdered by convicted sex offender Neil Maxwell. Now her parents have described Leah as a "bright, funny young woman" whose "smile lit up the room" as they broke their silence following confirmation of her death. They said looking at pictures of Leah was too painful to even think about at the moment. Parents John and Claire Croucherr said the 'faint glimmer of hope' that their daughter was still alive had been 'brutally extinguished' ( Terry-Harris.com / SplashNews.com) And they asked her to give half-brother Haydon - who took his own life in November 2019 - a big kiss. Speaking for the first time since Leah's body was discovered, her parents said they "knew" the news Leah had been taken from them would come. They said: "Leah had so much to achieve in her life, milestones that will now never be met. "The void left in our lives after Leah's disappearance was immense, a pain almost too big to bear. "However, there is little that compares to the deep chasm Leah's death has brought to us." The house where Leah's body was found is just 0.4miles from where her last movements were captured ( PA) They added: "We have missed Leah for so long already, and now have the rest of our lives to mourn her as well as the memories we will never be abl){kind=link}
Heartbroken Claire and John Croucher described Leah as a ‘bright, funny young woman’ whose ‘smile lit up the room’ as they broke their silence following confirmation of her death
The grieving parents of Leah Croucher have today paid tribute to their daughter as they broke their silence for the first time since her body was found.
Heartbroken Claire and John Croucher said the “faint glimmer of hope” they had held that the 19-year-old was still alive had been “brutally extinguished”.
The admin assistant’s body was discovered in the loft of a home less than a mile from her home.
She had been missing for more than three years – with cops now saying she was murdered by convicted sex offender Neil Maxwell.