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Police quiz men over second body Body find is missing disabled man
(about 3 hours later)
Police are continuing to question two men on suspicion of murdering a severely disabled 22-year-old man. Police believe a body found on Wednesday evening is that of a missing 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. James Hughes was reported missing on Saturday along with his mother, Heather Wardle, 39. A man and a youth have been arrested on suspicion of murder.
The men were arrested after a body was found at a house in Redditch, Worcestershire, on Wednesday. Ms Wardle was found with a ligature around her neck at the base of a tree near her home in Church Hill, Redditch, Worcestershire, on Monday.
A police cordon has been put up around part of Loxley Close, Church Hill - near to Ms Wardle's home. The second body was found at a house in Church Hill, Redditch.
A white tent has also been erected by police in the back garden of one of the houses. Police have cordoned off part of Loxley Close, near where Ms Wardle lived.
A white tent has also been erected by police in the back garden of one of the houses, believed to be her home.
A white tent has been erected outside one of the housesA 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 Constabulary said.
Police said a post-mortem examination was being carried out to establish the cause of death. Police said it was expected to take some time to check dental records in order to formally identify the body found on Wednesday. A post-mortem examination is being carried out.
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. Both Mr Hughes and his mother were reported missing on Saturday, but detectives have been trying to establish when the last sighting of Mr Hughes, who had a mental age of 18 months and needed 24-hour care, was.
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 mother died within 24 hours of leaving her home on Friday evening, when she had said she was going to visit a friend.
Ms Wardle's partner, Brian Kirby, paid tribute to her as a "brilliant mother" who doted on her children. Detectives are treating her death as "unexplained".
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. 'Sad case'
He said she was a brilliant mother to Mr Hughes and her other children, Daniel, 17, Callum, eight and six-year-old Luke. Supt Jane Horwood, of West Mercia Constabulary, said it was one of the saddest cases the force had ever dealt with.
"What started out as a missing persons inquiry has tragically become an investigation into two deaths," she said.
"While we never gave up hope of finding both Heather and James alive, we were extremely concerned about both of them right from the start, and our fears for James obviously increased after the discovery of his mother's body.
"This is without doubt one of the saddest cases West Mercia Constabulary has dealt with and the events of the last few days have left residents of Church Hill and the wider Redditch community shocked."
Ms Wardle had a partner, Brian Kirby, and was also mother to three other children: Daniel, 17, Callum, eight and six-year-old Luke.