HEARTBREAKING tributes have been shared after a personal trainer was stabbed to death on Bournemouth beach. Amie Gray, 34, was found with fatal injuries at Durley Chine Beach late on Friday night. A woman aged 38 also sustained serious injuries and is receiving treatment in hospital.
Police are questioning a 17-year-old boy from Lancashire on suspicion of murder and attempted murder over the double stabbing at the popular Dorset resort. Police yesterday issued a message of reassurance to the community and said they are “exploring all available lines of enquiry to establish the motives for this horrendous incident.” The shocking attack came as thousands of holidaymakers began arriving in Bournemouth for the Whitsun bank holiday weekend.
Yesterday a mile-long stretch of the world-famous beach remained sealed off from Bournemouth Pier to Alum Chine, where flowers were laid in tribute. Police carried out extensive searches with metal detectors, suggesting they are still searching for the murder weapon. Officers combed an area of the sand which appeared to be stained with blood near a groyne at Durley Chine, around a 15-minute walk to the pier.
Police said they received a report at 11.42pm on Friday that two people had been stabbed at Durley Chine Beach. They said in a statement yesterday: “Very sadly, a 34-year-old woman from Poole was pronounced dead at the scene.
“A 38-year-old woman from Poole was taken to hospital with serious injuries where she continues to receive t.