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| A murder investigation has been launched in the West Midlands after the body of a woman with learning difficulties was found at a house during a missing person search. | A murder investigation has been launched in the West Midlands after the body of a woman with learning difficulties was found at a house during a missing person search. |
| Police said detectives looking for Susan Whiting, last seen alive on Monday, made the discovery in Walsall on Tuesday. | Police said detectives looking for Susan Whiting, last seen alive on Monday, made the discovery in Walsall on Tuesday. |
| The body has yet to be formally identified, but West Midlands police are treating the death as suspicious. | The body has yet to be formally identified, but West Midlands police are treating the death as suspicious. |
| A 34-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the find. A postmortem is now due to take place to establish the cause of death. | A 34-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the find. A postmortem is now due to take place to establish the cause of death. |
| Forensics teams are still at the house while officers carry out door-to-door inquiries in the area. | Forensics teams are still at the house while officers carry out door-to-door inquiries in the area. |
| Speaking after launching the missing person’s appeal, DS Paul Reeves said 20-year-old Whiting had never gone missing before. | |
| Whiting’s family raised the alarm when she failed to meet her mother to get a pre-arranged lift home. | Whiting’s family raised the alarm when she failed to meet her mother to get a pre-arranged lift home. |
| Meanwhile, the death has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission, which the force said was routine when a missing person is found dead. | Meanwhile, the death has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission, which the force said was routine when a missing person is found dead. |