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Bodies found in search for Derbyshire mum and son, 5 | Bodies found in search for Derbyshire mum and son, 5 |
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Two bodies have been found in a police search for a woman and her five-year-old son. | Two bodies have been found in a police search for a woman and her five-year-old son. |
Derbyshire Police announced "with great sadness" it had found what it believed to be the bodies of Emma Sillett and Jenson Spellman at Valehouse reservoir. | |
Officers said there was no indication of anyone else being involved in their deaths. | |
Ms Sillett, 41, from Dinting in Derbyshire, was last seen on Tuesday at a McDonald's in Hattersley, Tameside. | |
Earlier, the force said her black Peugeot 308 was found close to the reservoir, near Tintwistle. | |
Assistant Chief Constable Kem Mehmet said: "At 23:35 GMT on Tuesday 20 November, we received a call to report Emma Sillett and Jenson Spellman as missing. | Assistant Chief Constable Kem Mehmet said: "At 23:35 GMT on Tuesday 20 November, we received a call to report Emma Sillett and Jenson Spellman as missing. |
"After a detailed search by specialist officers, it is with great sadness, that the bodies of what are believed to be Emma and Jenson were located at Valehouse Reservoir earlier today." | "After a detailed search by specialist officers, it is with great sadness, that the bodies of what are believed to be Emma and Jenson were located at Valehouse Reservoir earlier today." |
He added: "I would like to take this opportunity to pass on my own condolences, as well as those of every officer in Derbyshire, to the family and friends of Emma and Jenson." | |
The force said officers will be in the area for some time to come and inquires are ongoing to establish the full facts of the case. | |
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