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| Missing mother police find body | Missing mother police find body |
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| Police searching for missing Northamptonshire woman Gillian Merrick have found a woman's body. | Police searching for missing Northamptonshire woman Gillian Merrick have found a woman's body. |
| Detectives said the body was found in the River Nene at Tansor, about three miles from the 45-year-old mother-of-two's Oundle home. | |
| Mrs Merrick has not been since she went missing from the family home in Sutton Road on New Year's Day. | Mrs Merrick has not been since she went missing from the family home in Sutton Road on New Year's Day. |
| A Northamptonshire Police spokeswoman said there was a "strong possibility" the body was that of Mrs Merrick. | A Northamptonshire Police spokeswoman said there was a "strong possibility" the body was that of Mrs Merrick. |
| Waterways searched | Waterways searched |
| She said: "Whilst the body has only recently been recovered and ID procedures have not even begun, investigators believe there is a strong possibility that this could be the body of Gillian Merrick. | She said: "Whilst the body has only recently been recovered and ID procedures have not even begun, investigators believe there is a strong possibility that this could be the body of Gillian Merrick. |
| "Investigators have been in contact with the Merrick family and have told them about the discovery. | "Investigators have been in contact with the Merrick family and have told them about the discovery. |
| "We will be keeping them updated." | "We will be keeping them updated." |
| The spokeswoman said a post-mortem examination was likely to be carried out on Saturday. | The spokeswoman said a post-mortem examination was likely to be carried out on Saturday. |
| After her disappearance, police spent about 10 days searching the Merrick family home. | After her disappearance, police spent about 10 days searching the Merrick family home. |
| Searches were carried out in and around Oundle by police and volunteers and divers searched waterways in the area. | Searches were carried out in and around Oundle by police and volunteers and divers searched waterways in the area. |
| The search was also extended to East Sussex, where the family had lived previously. | The search was also extended to East Sussex, where the family had lived previously. |
| A 49-year-old man was arrested in January in connection with the investigation but was later released without charge. | A 49-year-old man was arrested in January in connection with the investigation but was later released without charge. |