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Apr 2022
Local solicitor identified as victim of fatal Brearton house fire
The woman who lost her life in a house fire in Brearton at the weekend was a prominent local solicitor.
Lynda Greenwood, 67, has been identified locally as the victim of the fire, which gutted the village home late on Saturday evening.
She founded Greenwoods Solicitors in Knaresborough in 1991.
The company has confirmed on its website that it will continue to provide legal advice and support to clients, but asked people to bear with the staff during a "very difficult time".
After posting the news of Ms Greenwood's death on its Facebook page, the firm received dozens of tributes from friends and clients.
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Ms Greenwood grew up in Knaresborough, attending King James's School while it was still a grammar school in the 1960s. She went on to complete a law degree at Kingston University and practised in Surrey, where she became partner in a law firm.
After having her daughter, she set up Greenwoods Solicitors in her home town. She specialised in commercial property, lasting powers of attorney, wills and probate.
North Yorkshire Police and North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service have launched a joint investigation into the fire which claimed Ms Greenwood's life. Neighbours in the village called firefighters around 10pm on Saturday but, despite their best efforts, she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Anyone with information about the fire is asked to call North Yorkshire Police on 101, select option two and speak to the force control room, quoting reference 12220056029.
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