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| Newlywed in garage was strangled | Newlywed in garage was strangled |
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| A recently-married woman found dead in the garage of her Cheshire home was strangled, a post-mortem examination has revealed. | A recently-married woman found dead in the garage of her Cheshire home was strangled, a post-mortem examination has revealed. |
| Police are searching for the husband of 25-year-old Vicky Roberts. He has not been seen since her body was found at their Daresbury home on Thursday night. | |
| Mrs Roberts' father called police that day concerned for her welfare after not hearing from her for a number days. | Mrs Roberts' father called police that day concerned for her welfare after not hearing from her for a number days. |
| Detectives have urged 26-year-old Michael Roberts to contact them. | Detectives have urged 26-year-old Michael 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 have launched a murder inquiry. | Detectives are treating her death as suspicious and have launched a murder inquiry. |
| 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. |
| Michael Roberts has not been seen since his wife was discovered | Michael Roberts has not been seen since his wife was discovered |
| 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. |
| A young couple, who did not want to be named but who live on the ground floor of the property, said: "Michael and Vicky had lived upstairs for about a year. | A young couple, who did not want to be named but who live on the ground floor of the property, said: "Michael and Vicky had lived upstairs for about a year. |
| "Mike was in our house for half an hour yesterday before it all happened." | "Mike was in our house for half an hour yesterday before it all happened." |
| 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, near Runcorn, has been sealed off for forensic examinations and house-to-house inquiries are under way. | The property, in Partington Square, Daresbury, near Runcorn, 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. |