A 20-YEAR-OLD woman believed to be from Bridgend in Wales has been found dead in Folkestone.

The Welsh town has been in the news due to the high number of young people committing suicide and it is thought that the woman found dead in Folkestone is related to a 15-year-old who died hours earlier.

The woman, named locally as Kelly Stephenson, was found dead on Friday morning. She was on holiday in the Kent town.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel Pritchard, 15, died in hospital in Wales hours ealier.

Police said it was too early to say how the deaths were linked but it is not believed there are any suspicious circumstances.

An inquest will be opened next week.

South Wales Police are reviewing suicides among young people in the Bridgend area over the last year.

A taskforce is also examining suicides in the county since 2004.