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Post-mortem tests over pond body Pond boy in water for some time
(about 7 hours later)
Detectives investigating the death of a teenager found in a Wolverhampton pond are hoping the results of a post-mortem examination will provide fresh clues. A 16-year-old boy whose body was found in a pool was made to stay in the water for some time, police have said.
Police began a murder inquiry after the body of Shane Owoo was retrieved by divers from a pool in Bickley Road, The Lunt, Bilston, on Sunday. A murder inquiry was launched after Shane Owoo's body was found by divers in the pool in Bickley Road, The Lunt, Bilston, West Midlands on Sunday.
West Midlands Police are questioning two men aged 20 and 22 over the death of the 16-year-old. The cause of death has been given as drowning. Police said it appeared Shane was involved in a dispute with three men beforehand.
Three more men, arrested earlier, have been released on police bail. Five men have been arrested over his death. Three have since been bailed.
Friends' shock Two men aged 20 and 22 are being questioned over the death of the 16-year-old.
Police have said they were trying to establish whether the teenager was involved in an "incident" with a group of people near Bickley Road at lunchtime on Saturday. Det Insp Mick Treble said early indications showed there had been some sort of incident on nearby Boswell Road during Saturday lunchtime.
"It would appear that three men were involved in a dispute with Shane where Shane was assaulted."
'Really shocked'
He appealed for witnesses to the dispute to come forward.
"It is then believed Shane was taken to the pool in Bickley Road, where it is believed he was made to get into the pool and stay there for a certain amount of time.
"At this stage it is not known whether he did this willingly or was forced."
The boy had recently left an education-to-employment course in mechanics at City of Wolverhampton College.The boy had recently left an education-to-employment course in mechanics at City of Wolverhampton College.
A statement from his old school, Moseley Park School in Bilston, said: "He had a close set of friends and he was quite well thought of by staff and students alike.A statement from his old school, Moseley Park School in Bilston, said: "He had a close set of friends and he was quite well thought of by staff and students alike.
"We were all really shocked because a couple of weeks ago we'd heard he'd been making excellent progress on his college course and he was really excited by it."We were all really shocked because a couple of weeks ago we'd heard he'd been making excellent progress on his college course and he was really excited by it.
"He had a likeable personality and we extend our condolences to family and friends.""He had a likeable personality and we extend our condolences to family and friends."
Friends of the teenager have left flowers and messages near the pond.Friends of the teenager have left flowers and messages near the pond.
Det Insp Mark Payne appealed for any witnesses to come forward to help officers piece together the circumstances of how the boy came to be in the water.