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| Missing woman's inquest opens | |
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| A body found in the River Severn in Shropshire has been identified as that of missing woman Mandy Franks. | A body found in the River Severn in Shropshire has been identified as that of missing woman Mandy Franks. |
| The mother-of-one disappeared after a night out in Shrewsbury on 4 October. | |
| Her body was pulled out of the river at Apley, near Bridgnorth, on Monday but a post-mortem examination has failed to establish the cause of her death. | Her body was pulled out of the river at Apley, near Bridgnorth, on Monday but a post-mortem examination has failed to establish the cause of her death. |
| An inquest opened on Friday and is expected to be adjourned while the investigation continues. Her death is being treated as unexplained. | |
| Miss Franks, 40, of Belle Vue Road, Shrewsbury, was last seen leaving the Montgomery's Tower pub on 4 October. | |
| Tearful appeal | Tearful appeal |
| She had been out with her partner Jody Evans, 24, but they had an argument. | She had been out with her partner Jody Evans, 24, but they had an argument. |
| He made a tearful appeal at a press conference for the public to help find her after she went missing. | He made a tearful appeal at a press conference for the public to help find her after she went missing. |
| Det Sgt Chris Hughes, of West Mercia Police, said detectives were still keen to hear from anyone who could help them establish what happened to Miss Franks on that night. | Det Sgt Chris Hughes, of West Mercia Police, said detectives were still keen to hear from anyone who could help them establish what happened to Miss Franks on that night. |
| Mr Hughes said: "The last confirmed sighting of her was at about 0005 BST on the Sunday, when she walked across the road towards the car park. | Mr Hughes said: "The last confirmed sighting of her was at about 0005 BST on the Sunday, when she walked across the road towards the car park. |
| "We are still trying to establish exactly what happened after that and where she went before she ended up in the river." | "We are still trying to establish exactly what happened after that and where she went before she ended up in the river." |