Three held in murder probe over body in canal

A bridge overlooks a canal in Ryders Green Road, West Bromwich. There is a pavement running along the bridge with a railing and there are double yellow lines on the road. There is a grass verge by the canal with a footpath. A cream building with green shutters stands next to the bridge on the roadside.Image source, Google
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Police said the woman's body was found in the water near Ryders Green Road

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Three people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was found dead in a canal.

Police said her body was found in a stretch of water near Ryders Green Road in West Bromwich on Tuesday and a post-mortem examination is being carried out to work out how she died.

Two men, one in his 60s and the other in his 20s, were taken into custody, along with a woman in her 40s.

A West Midlands Police spokesperson said detectives were reviewing CCTV footage and making door-to-door inquiries as part of their investigation.

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