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Pond boy in water for some time | |
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A 16-year-old boy whose body was found in a pool was made to stay in the water for some time, police have said. | |
A murder inquiry was launched after Shane Owoo's body was found by divers in the pool in Bickley Road, The Lunt, Bilston, West Midlands on Sunday. | |
The cause of death has been given as drowning. Police said it appeared Shane was involved in a dispute with three men beforehand. | |
Five men have been arrested over his death. Three have since been bailed. | |
Two men aged 20 and 22 are being questioned over the death of the 16-year-old. | |
Det Insp Mick Treble said early indications showed there had been some sort of incident on nearby Boswell Road during Saturday lunchtime. | |
"It would appear that three men were involved in a dispute with Shane where Shane was assaulted." | |
'Really shocked' | |
He appealed for witnesses to the dispute to come forward. | |
"It is then believed Shane was taken to the pool in Bickley Road, where it is believed he was made to get into the pool and stay there for a certain amount of time. | |
"At this stage it is not known whether he did this willingly or was forced." | |
The boy had recently left an education-to-employment course in mechanics at City of Wolverhampton College. | 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 of the teenager have left flowers and messages near the pond. | Friends of the teenager have left flowers and messages near the pond. |