THE funeral of a serving detective and mother-of-two who was murdered last month will take place York Minster next seek.

Heather Cooper, who came from the city, was a detective constable with the Surrey force who lived in Haslemere.

Her body was found in woodland near Lurgashall in West Sussex in the early hours of October 17. She was 33.

Peter Foster, 35, from Haslemere has been charged with her murder and is currently remanded in custody awaiting his appearance at Lewes Crown Court next February.

The funeral will take place in York Minster next Monday (NOV 21) at 11am. Close friends are welcome to attend the service which will be followed by a private family burial.

The service will be conducted by the Reverend Canon Glyn Webster, Chancellor of York Minster.

There will be police outriders, uniformed pallbearers and a Surrey Police standard bearer leading the coffin into the Minster A memorial service to celebrate her life will also be held at Guildford Cathedral in Surrey on Tuesday, November 29, at 10:30am to which all friends and work colleagues are welcome.

*In lieu of flowers at the Guildford memorial service, charitable donations can be made. The family have chosen two Surrey charities linked to DC Cooper's work as a police officer - Your Sanctuary in Woking and Children's Outreach in Guildford.

There will be collection boxes for both of these at the entrance to the cathedral.