17/05/2007

Youth released in pregnant teen stabbing case

A 16-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of the murder of a pregnant teenager in Greater Manchester has been released on bail, pending further inquiries.

Sana Ali, 17, was found in an upstairs bedroom of the house she shared with her husband, his brother and parents, in Throstle Grove in Bury on Friday afternoon by her sister-in-law. She was two months pregnant.

She was rushed to hospital, but emergency services were unable to save her or her unborn child.

A post-mortem revealed that the cause of death was stab wounds to the chest and abdomen.

A 24-year-old man, believed to be Mrs Ali's husband, and a 22-year-old woman from Birmingham remain in police custody. Officers have been granted extra time to question them about Mrs Ali's death.

Mrs Ali is originally from Pakistan, but moved to the UK five years ago. According to reports, she married her husband in December 2006.

(KMcA/JM)


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