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| Five arrested on suspicion of murder after man goes missing | Five arrested on suspicion of murder after man goes missing |
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| Five people have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the disappearance of a 43-year-old man who has not been seen for weeks. | Five people have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the disappearance of a 43-year-old man who has not been seen for weeks. |
| Police received a call on Good Friday expressing concern about Jimmy Prout, from Percy Main, North Tyneside. | Police received a call on Good Friday expressing concern about Jimmy Prout, from Percy Main, North Tyneside. |
| Inquiries into the circumstances around his disappearance led detectives to believe he was murdered, although no body has been found. | Inquiries into the circumstances around his disappearance led detectives to believe he was murdered, although no body has been found. |
| Friends and family have not seen him since early February. | Friends and family have not seen him since early February. |
| Two men, aged 26 and 42, and three women, aged 55, 49 and 25, have been arrested on suspicion of murder. | Two men, aged 26 and 42, and three women, aged 55, 49 and 25, have been arrested on suspicion of murder. |
| Prout’s ex-partner Anne Corbett, 25, was also reported missing on Friday morning. She has been found safe and well, Northumbria police said. | |
| Supt Peter Bent said: “We received a call on Friday morning that gave us a number of concerns about Jimmy’s welfare and following a number of inquiries we now believe he has been murdered. | Supt Peter Bent said: “We received a call on Friday morning that gave us a number of concerns about Jimmy’s welfare and following a number of inquiries we now believe he has been murdered. |
| “Our officers have not yet found a body but the last known sighting of Jimmy is the beginning of February so we really need help from the public to piece together his last known movements. | “Our officers have not yet found a body but the last known sighting of Jimmy is the beginning of February so we really need help from the public to piece together his last known movements. |
| “We have a number of people in custody and all those involved in this case were known to each other. | “We have a number of people in custody and all those involved in this case were known to each other. |
| “There is not believed to be any risk to the wider public in our local communities.” | “There is not believed to be any risk to the wider public in our local communities.” |
| Extra patrols will be on duty over the weekend and anyone with information about Prout’s movements is asked to call 101. | Extra patrols will be on duty over the weekend and anyone with information about Prout’s movements is asked to call 101. |
| He is described as white, of slim build, around 5ft 9in tall, with very short brown hair and some facial hair. | He is described as white, of slim build, around 5ft 9in tall, with very short brown hair and some facial hair. |