Lesser Rivington Murder Latest

It was announced earlier this afternoon that the legs and lower torso of a woman named as Miss Lucinda Wan were discovered in the cellar of the house owned by her brother George in the village of Lesser Rivington which has latterly become famous as the setting for the fantasy forum thread The re-Imagine Village. Such was the relationship between the wayward society siblings that the villagers didn't question their claims to be man and wife, however so reclusive and otherwise anti-social in their eccentricity.

Child

Forensic report that Miss Wan was some three months pregnant at the time of her brutal death at the hands of her brother George who was also the father of the child. A bloodied sword was discovered in the kitchen of the 17th century house, and presented to George earlier today whilst under questioning by the police. He is said to have thrice denied the murder of his sister, claiming the blood was the result of having lately despatched his horse, hound and hawk. Only on it being pointed out that the blood was too red, clear and indeed sweet to belong to any of these beasts, George finally confessed to Lucinda's murder.

Dismember

It seems the row overheard by neighbours in the early evening of the 31st of August was the result of Lucinda having told George that as a result of their ill-advised love-making she was presently carrying their child. In the ensuing fracas Mr Wan drew his sword, first decapitating Lucinda in a single blow, before proceeding to dismember her corpse. In his panic he disposed of the head somewhat rashly, the discovery of which lead to the present inquiry. When asked what he was going to do when his father found out about the unfortunate business, Mr Wan replied somewhat enigmatically that it was his intention was to "...sail the seas in a bottomless boat..." and that he wouldn't return until "...the sun and the moon danced on the hillside.". Police are confident that a plea of diminished responsibility on the grounds of insanity is most likely at this stage.