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| Adam Pickup: Missing boy's 'body' found in Manchester | |
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| Police searching for a teenager who went missing in Manchester on Saturday say they believe they have found his body. | |
| Adam Pickup, 17, from Bramhall, Stockport, was last seen in the city centre at about 03:20 GMT. | Adam Pickup, 17, from Bramhall, Stockport, was last seen in the city centre at about 03:20 GMT. |
| Two men arrested in connection with his disappearance have been released without charge, police said. | |
| Ch Supt Nick Adderley said the death was no longer being treated as suspicious. | |
| The body has not been formally identified but is believed to be Adam. | |
| Adam's body was found at about 15:30 GMT near Deansgate railway station, just over a mile from where he was last seen. | |
| Ch Supt Adderley said: "While formal identification has not taken place, we believe this is the body of missing Adam Pickup. | |
| "His family has been informed. This is a heartbreaking time for Adam's family and our thoughts are with them." |