A SCHOOL cook has been found dead in a freezer at the primary school where she worked.

A SCHOOL cook has been found dead in a freezer at the primary school where she worked.

Linda Gent's body was discovered at South Benfleet Primary School in Benfleet on Saturday, 15 hours after the 53-year-old had been reported missing.

Police have launched an investigation. A post-mortem examination failed to reveal a cause of death.