A woman who was found dead on Wast Hills Lane in Hopwood, Worcestershire on Friday has been named as 35-year-old Kerry Owen.
Alan Edney, aged 30, of Kenilworth Road, Birmingham has been charged with her murder and remanded to appear at Kidderminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, 31 May.
A 51-year-old man arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender has been released under investigation.
Wast Hills Lane has now re-opened.
Officer X appears at misconduct hearing
A police constable has admitted carrying out searches of West Mercia force systems concerning his child rapist ex brother-in-law and ex-wife but claims that he did it with permission from his seniors and for legitimate policing reasons.
Investigation launched after two deaths in Redditch
Police are investigating the deaths of two people in Redditch.
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