Hundreds of mourners gathered at The Leas bandstand in Folkestone tonight to honour the memory...

Published: 4:24 am May 18, 2024
Updated: 11:51 am October 8, 2025
Candlelit Vigil Held in Memory of Leah Daley in Folkestone

Hundreds of mourners gathered at The Leas bandstand in Folkestone tonight to honour the memory of Leah Daley, whose body was tragically found earlier today, marking the sombre end to a 12-day search that gripped the community.

Leah Daley, a 24-year-old resident of Folkestone, was last seen at The Warren along the coast on Sunday, May 5. The subsequent search efforts, which included extensive police appeals, a dedicated Facebook group named Leah’s Search, and the widely shared hashtag #findleahdaley, mobilized the community in a unified effort to locate her.

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