Body found in search for missing disabled man

A body has been found in the search for James Hughes

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Wednesday, 23, Apr 2008 10:42

A body has been found in the search for a missing disabled man in Redditch.

James Hughes, 22, and his mother Heather Wardle, 39, went missing on Friday night.

West Mercia police earlier confirmed the body of Ms Wardle had been found in undergrowth in the Church Hill area of Redditch with a ligature around her neck at the base of a tree.

Superintendent Jane Horwood told reporters this afternoon that a body had been found in a property in the Church Hill area during the search for James.

The area has now been cordoned off and a post mortem is currently underway, with formal identification due later.

Supt Horwood confirmed that two men had been arrested on suspicion of James's murder.

The pair are currently being held at Kidderminister and Redditch police stations and are said to be helping officers with their inquiries.