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Two more arrests over pond murder | Two more arrests over pond murder |
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Police investigating the murder of a teenager found dead in a West Midlands pond have arrested two more men. | Police investigating the murder of a teenager found dead in a West Midlands pond have arrested two more men. |
The men, 20 and 22, are being questioned over the death of Shane Owoo, 16, whose body was retrieved by divers on Sunday. | The men, 20 and 22, are being questioned over the death of Shane Owoo, 16, whose body was retrieved by divers on Sunday. |
They found the body in a pool in Bickley Road, The Lunt, in Bilston. | They found the body in a pool in Bickley Road, The Lunt, in Bilston. |
Three more men, arrested earlier, have been released on police bail. A post-mortem examination is taking place on Monday. | Three more men, arrested earlier, have been released on police bail. A post-mortem examination is taking place on Monday. |
'Likeable personality' | 'Likeable personality' |
Police said they were trying to establish whether the teenager was involved in an "incident" with a group of people near Bickley Road at lunchtime on Saturday. | Police said they were trying to establish whether the teenager was involved in an "incident" with a group of people near Bickley Road at lunchtime on Saturday. |
The boy had recently left an education to employment course in mechanics at City of Wolverhampton College. | |
A statement from his old school, Moseley Park School in Bilston, said: "He had a close set of friends and he was quite well thought of by staff and students alike. | A statement from his old school, Moseley Park School in Bilston, said: "He had a close set of friends and he was quite well thought of by staff and students alike. |
"We were all really shocked because a couple of weeks ago we'd heard he'd been making excellent progress on his college course and he was really excited by it. | "We were all really shocked because a couple of weeks ago we'd heard he'd been making excellent progress on his college course and he was really excited by it. |
"He had a likeable personality and we extend our condolences to family and friends." | "He had a likeable personality and we extend our condolences to family and friends." |
Friends have gone to the scene with flowers and left messages of support. | Friends have gone to the scene with flowers and left messages of support. |
Det Insp Mark Payne appealed for any witnesses to come forward to help officers piece together the circumstances of how the boy came to be in the water. | Det Insp Mark Payne appealed for any witnesses to come forward to help officers piece together the circumstances of how the boy came to be in the water. |