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| Police are continuing to question two men on suspicion of murdering a severely disabled 22-year-old man. | Police are continuing to question two men on suspicion of murdering a severely disabled 22-year-old man. |
| Missing James Hughes' mother Heather Wardle was found with a ligature around her neck at the base of a tree in undergrowth near her home on Monday. | Missing James Hughes' mother Heather Wardle was found with a ligature around her neck at the base of a tree in undergrowth near her home on Monday. |
| The men were arrested after a body was found at a house in Redditch, Worcestershire, on Wednesday. | |
| A police cordon has been put up around part of Loxley Close, Church Hill - near to Ms Wardle's home. | A police cordon has been put up around part of Loxley Close, Church Hill - near to Ms Wardle's home. |
| A white tent has also been erected by police in the back garden of one of the houses. | A white tent has also been erected by police in the back garden of one of the houses. |
| A white tent has been erected outside one of the houses | A white tent has been erected outside one of the houses |
| The two arrested men are being questioned at police stations in Kidderminster and Redditch, West Mercia Police said. | The two arrested men are being questioned at police stations in Kidderminster and Redditch, West Mercia Police said. |
| Police said a post-mortem examination was being carried out to establish the cause of death. | Police said a post-mortem examination was being carried out to establish the cause of death. |
| Detectives had been trying to establish the last sighting of Mr Hughes, who had a mental age of 18 months and needed 24-hour care. | Detectives had been trying to establish the last sighting of Mr Hughes, who had a mental age of 18 months and needed 24-hour care. |
| They believe his 39-year-old mother died within 24 hours of going missing on Friday evening, when she had said she was going to visit a friend but never arrived. | They believe his 39-year-old mother died within 24 hours of going missing on Friday evening, when she had said she was going to visit a friend but never arrived. |
| Ms Wardle's partner, Brian Kirby, paid tribute to her as a "brilliant mother" who doted on her children. | Ms Wardle's partner, Brian Kirby, paid tribute to her as a "brilliant mother" who doted on her children. |
| He said he was "devastated" to learn of her death and described her as a chatty, bubbly person who was full of character and got on well with neighbours and his family. | He said he was "devastated" to learn of her death and described her as a chatty, bubbly person who was full of character and got on well with neighbours and his family. |
| He said she was a brilliant mother to Mr Hughes and her other children, Daniel, 17, Callum, eight and six-year-old Luke. | He said she was a brilliant mother to Mr Hughes and her other children, Daniel, 17, Callum, eight and six-year-old Luke. |