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| Husband sought over wife's death | Husband sought over wife's death |
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| A manhunt is under way for the newlywed husband of a woman who was found dead in the garage of their Cheshire home. | A manhunt is under way for the newlywed husband of a woman who was found dead in the garage of their Cheshire home. |
| Michael Roberts has been missing since police found the body of his 25-year-old wife, Vicky, at the property in Runcorn, on Thursday night. | Michael Roberts has been missing since police found the body of his 25-year-old wife, Vicky, at the property in Runcorn, on Thursday night. |
| Officers attended the scene after earlier receiving a call about concerns for her welfare, Cheshire Police said. | |
| Detectives, who have launched a murder inquiry, have urged 26-year-old Mr Roberts to contact them. | Detectives, who have launched a murder inquiry, have urged 26-year-old Mr Roberts to contact them. |
| Photographs of the couple's wedding celebrations on 21 June were posted on Mr Roberts' Facebook page. | Photographs of the couple's wedding celebrations on 21 June were posted on Mr Roberts' Facebook page. |
| His wife's body was found by officers at 2100 GMT on Thursday. | His wife's body was found by officers at 2100 GMT on Thursday. |
| Contact plea | Contact plea |
| Detectives are treating her death as suspicious and a post-mortem examination is being carried out. | Detectives are treating her death as suspicious and a post-mortem examination is being carried out. |
| Mrs Roberts' father had earlier called the force expressing concern that she had not been in contact with him. | Mrs Roberts' father had earlier called the force expressing concern that she had not been in contact with him. |
| Mr Roberts is white, 6ft 2ins tall, with black spiky hair and black eyebrows. He is very slim, with brown eyes. | Mr Roberts is white, 6ft 2ins tall, with black spiky hair and black eyebrows. He is very slim, with brown eyes. |
| Police found the body in the garage of the property | Police found the body in the garage of the property |
| Cheshire Police said he was last seen wearing a black duffle coat, dark-grey trousers with pinstripes, and black patent shoes. | Cheshire Police said he was last seen wearing a black duffle coat, dark-grey trousers with pinstripes, and black patent shoes. |
| Det Insp Andrew Smith said: "I would ask Michael, if he hears this appeal, to make contact with police so that we can speak with him." | Det Insp Andrew Smith said: "I would ask Michael, if he hears this appeal, to make contact with police so that we can speak with him." |
| The property, in Partington Square, Daresbury, has been sealed off for forensic examinations and house-to-house inquiries are under way. | The property, in Partington Square, Daresbury, has been sealed off for forensic examinations and house-to-house inquiries are under way. |
| Mr and Mrs Roberts lived on the top floor of a modern three-storey block of flats on a newly built estate. | Mr and Mrs Roberts lived on the top floor of a modern three-storey block of flats on a newly built estate. |
| A young couple, who did not wished to be named and who live on the ground floor, said they had lived upstairs for about one year. | A young couple, who did not wished to be named and who live on the ground floor, said they had lived upstairs for about one year. |
| "Mike was in our house for half an hour yesterday before it all happened," one of them said. | "Mike was in our house for half an hour yesterday before it all happened," one of them said. |