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23/04/2008
Lost Boy Search Continues
Police are continuing to search for the disabled son of a woman who was found dead in woodland yesterday.
Heather Wardle, 39, went missing with her son James, 22, on Friday after she said she was walking to a friend's house in Redditch.
Police say that Ms Wardle's body was found with a ligature around her neck. A post mortem carried out on Ms Wardle's body has not lead to any conclusive cause of death. Toxicology tests are awaited.
Leading the investigation, Superintendent Jane Horwood, of West Mercia Police said: "The search continues to be concentrated in the Church Hill area of the town."
Supt Horwood also said that that police are speaking to family and friends to establish the recent movements of Ms Wardle and her son.
Both the police and James' family are "extremely concerned" of the boy's whereabouts as he has the mental age of an 18-month-old child and is in need of constant care.
"He needs medication for epilepsy, and without this he is likely to have very regular fits. In short, he is very disabled, requiring round-the-clock care," added Supt Horwood.
James' father, Paul Hughes told Sky: "We are all still desperately trying to find James at the moment. I am on tenterhooks and am sick with worry. We are all in bits and praying he is safe."
A spokesperson for West Mercia Police says that they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the death.
A team of 50 officers are currently investigating the case.
James is described as looking younger than his age, 5ft 4 in tall, thin with short mousy hair.
(DS)
Heather Wardle, 39, went missing with her son James, 22, on Friday after she said she was walking to a friend's house in Redditch.
Police say that Ms Wardle's body was found with a ligature around her neck. A post mortem carried out on Ms Wardle's body has not lead to any conclusive cause of death. Toxicology tests are awaited.
Leading the investigation, Superintendent Jane Horwood, of West Mercia Police said: "The search continues to be concentrated in the Church Hill area of the town."
Supt Horwood also said that that police are speaking to family and friends to establish the recent movements of Ms Wardle and her son.
Both the police and James' family are "extremely concerned" of the boy's whereabouts as he has the mental age of an 18-month-old child and is in need of constant care.
"He needs medication for epilepsy, and without this he is likely to have very regular fits. In short, he is very disabled, requiring round-the-clock care," added Supt Horwood.
James' father, Paul Hughes told Sky: "We are all still desperately trying to find James at the moment. I am on tenterhooks and am sick with worry. We are all in bits and praying he is safe."
A spokesperson for West Mercia Police says that they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the death.
A team of 50 officers are currently investigating the case.
James is described as looking younger than his age, 5ft 4 in tall, thin with short mousy hair.
(DS)
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24 April 2008
Police Quiz Two Men Over Double Deaths
Police investigating the deaths of a mother and son are questioning two men. Heather Wardle, 39, and her disabled son James Hughes, 22, went missing last Friday after she said she was walking to a friend's house in Redditch. Ms Wardle's body was found with a ligature around her neck in woodland on Tuesday.
Police Quiz Two Men Over Double Deaths
Police investigating the deaths of a mother and son are questioning two men. Heather Wardle, 39, and her disabled son James Hughes, 22, went missing last Friday after she said she was walking to a friend's house in Redditch. Ms Wardle's body was found with a ligature around her neck in woodland on Tuesday.
29 September 2008
Police Officer Charged With Teen Death
A police officer is to be charged with causing the death of Hayley Adamson, 16, in May this year. Hayley was killed instantly after she was struck by a Northumbria Police car on Denton Road, Newcastle. PC John James Dougal, who was driving the vehicle, will face a dangerous driving charge.
Police Officer Charged With Teen Death
A police officer is to be charged with causing the death of Hayley Adamson, 16, in May this year. Hayley was killed instantly after she was struck by a Northumbria Police car on Denton Road, Newcastle. PC John James Dougal, who was driving the vehicle, will face a dangerous driving charge.
03 October 2008
Funeral For Man Found In Suitcase
The funeral of a 22-year-old disabled man whose body was found in a suitcase is taking place today. James Hughes' decomposed remains were found in the garden of his family home in Redditch, Worcestershire, in April this year.
Funeral For Man Found In Suitcase
The funeral of a 22-year-old disabled man whose body was found in a suitcase is taking place today. James Hughes' decomposed remains were found in the garden of his family home in Redditch, Worcestershire, in April this year.
25 April 2008
Hughes Pair Released Without Charge
Police have released a man and a youth arrested in connection with the murder of a disabled man. The body of James Hughes, 22, was discovered at the family home in Loxley Close, Church Hill at around 2.30pm on Wednesday. Mr Hughes was reported missing along with his mother on Saturday.
Hughes Pair Released Without Charge
Police have released a man and a youth arrested in connection with the murder of a disabled man. The body of James Hughes, 22, was discovered at the family home in Loxley Close, Church Hill at around 2.30pm on Wednesday. Mr Hughes was reported missing along with his mother on Saturday.
29 March 2012
Teen Given Two Life Sentences For Murder Of British Tourists In Florida
An American teenager has been given a life sentence for the murder of two British tourists while in Florida. 25-year-old James Cooper and 24-year-old James Kouzaris, friends from university in Sheffield, were shot and killed in Sarasota, Florida, after drunkenly wandering into the Newtown area in the early hours of 16 April 2011.
Teen Given Two Life Sentences For Murder Of British Tourists In Florida
An American teenager has been given a life sentence for the murder of two British tourists while in Florida. 25-year-old James Cooper and 24-year-old James Kouzaris, friends from university in Sheffield, were shot and killed in Sarasota, Florida, after drunkenly wandering into the Newtown area in the early hours of 16 April 2011.
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