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Rania Alayed: Remains found in search for woman murdered in 2013 | Rania Alayed: Remains found in search for woman murdered in 2013 |
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Rania Alayed was murdered by her husband in 2013 | |
Police searching for the body of Rania Alayed who was murdered by her husband 12 years ago have found human remains. | |
Ahmed Al-Khatib was jailed for murdering the mother-of-three in 2013 in a planned "honour killing" in Salford, but her body was never found. | |
New information led officers to return to search for the 25-year-old near the A19 in Thirsk, North Yorkshire, on Monday, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said. | |
Remains have been discovered buried there, which police "strongly suspect" was Ms Alayed, the force added. | |
In June 2014, Al-Khatib, from Gorton, was found guilty of her murder and sentenced to life with a minimum of 20 years imprisonment. | |
GMP said while no official identification had taken place Ms Alayed's family had been informed of the find. | |
Det Ch Insp Neil Higginson said: "More than a decade after her murder, we now strongly believe we have located Rania's body and are finally able to provide closure to her family, who we know have endured so much pain and grief over the years." |