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| Oldbury murder probe: Man arrested as couple found dead in house | Oldbury murder probe: Man arrested as couple found dead in house |
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| A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a married couple who were found dead at a house. | A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a married couple who were found dead at a house. |
| The husband, aged 54, and wife, aged 52, were pronounced dead at the house in Moat Road, Oldbury, Sandwell, after police forced entry at about 04:00 GMT. | The husband, aged 54, and wife, aged 52, were pronounced dead at the house in Moat Road, Oldbury, Sandwell, after police forced entry at about 04:00 GMT. |
| A 25-year-old suspect "known to the couple" was arrested in Smethwick and remains in custody, police said. | A 25-year-old suspect "known to the couple" was arrested in Smethwick and remains in custody, police said. |
| West Midlands Police said it was treating the deaths as a "domestic-related incident". | West Midlands Police said it was treating the deaths as a "domestic-related incident". |
| There was "no threat to the wider community", the force said. | There was "no threat to the wider community", the force said. |
| It also appealed for the public's help in finding the couple's "distinctive yellow" Toyota Aygo, registration SD17 KKY. | It also appealed for the public's help in finding the couple's "distinctive yellow" Toyota Aygo, registration SD17 KKY. |
| Det Insp Hannah Whitehouse said officers wanted to know if anyone had seen the missing car for sale or abandoned somewhere. | |
| West Midlands Ambulance Service said the couple was confirmed dead when it "quickly became clear nothing could be done to save them," a spokesman said. | West Midlands Ambulance Service said the couple was confirmed dead when it "quickly became clear nothing could be done to save them," a spokesman said. |
| Officers were called to check on the man and woman "following concerns for their welfare". | Officers were called to check on the man and woman "following concerns for their welfare". |
| A post-mortem will be held in due course, the force added. | A post-mortem will be held in due course, the force added. |
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