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Zobaidah Salangy: Bromsgrove canal searched

News imageWest Mercia Police Zobaidah SalangyWest Mercia Police
Zobaidah Salangy went missing on 29 March after telling family she was going for a jog, police said

Police are searching an area of canal as part of a murder investigation following the disappearance of a woman in Worcestershire.

Zobaidah Salangy, 28, went missing from her home in Bromsgrove on 29 March after telling family she was going for a jog, police said.

Nezam Salangy, 42, of Talbot Road, has been charged with his wife's murder.

West Mercia Police said teams were searching an area near Stoke Pound in connection with the investigation.

News imagePolice presence on the canal near Stoke Pound, Bromsgrove
The area of canal in Stoke Pound is about two miles from Mrs Salangy's home in Charford, Bromsgrove
News imagePolice presence on the canal near Stoke Pound, Bromsgrove
Officers from West Mercia Police searched the canal on Friday

Mr Salangy is in custody after appearing at Worcester Crown Court last month.

Two of his brothers, Mohammed Yasin Salangi, 32, and Mohammed Ramin Salangy, 29, have also appeared in court. They deny helping him to dispose of Mrs Salangy's body.

News imageThe canal near Stoke Pound, Bromsgrove
Three brothers have been charged in connection with Mrs Salangy's murder and disappearance
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