5:52am UK, Tuesday December 28, 2010
The post-mortem examination results of Joanna Yeates are expected to be released today which will reveal how the young landscape architect died.
David and Theresa Yeates lay flowers at the spot where their daughter was found
This comes after Miss Yeates' body was formally identified by her parents David, 63, and Theresa, 58, who made an emotional visit to the site where she was discovered.
The distraught pair, who were joined by a small clutch of family members that included their son Chris and their daughter's boyfriend Greg Reardon.
They laid a bouquet of yellow roses with a picture of their daughter on her graduation at the scene.
The 25-year-old's snow-covered body was found by dog walkers in a quiet lane just three miles from her home on Christmas morning.
Clifton Bridge is suspected as the route from Joanna's flat
But the frozen condition of her corpse meant pathologists could not immediately examine it - leaving detectives and family members with an agonising wait to find out her cause of death.
Miss Yeates, from Clifton, Bristol, had been missing for eight days when her clothed body was discovered on Longwood Lane, close to Bristol and Clifton Golf Club, in Failand, North Somerset.
Click here to see pictures of Joanna Yeates.
She was last seen alive on December 17 when CCTV showed her in a Tesco store on her way home to her flat in Canynge Road.
Miss Yeates was reported missing by Mr Reardon, 27, on December 19 after he returned home from a weekend away in Sheffield visiting family.
Forensic investigators have been examining the site since the tragic discovery in an attempt to find clues about her suspicious death.
Miss Yeates pictured with her boyfriend Greg Reardon
Detectives are also examining CCTV footage from Clifton suspension bridge in Bristol, which is on the main route from Miss Yeates' house to where she was found on Christmas Day.
Chief Superintendent Jon Stratford said: "Until the post-mortem examination is able to firmly establish how Joanna died, we are keeping an open mind about the cause of her death.
"However, I would appeal to anyone with any information whatsoever that can help this investigation to please come forward and help us provide Joanna's parents with the answers they so desperately want and need."
:: Anyone who can help the investigation can call the Operation Braid incident room on 0845 456 7000 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
CCTV image of Joanna Yeates shortly before she disappeared
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