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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 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, on Sunday. | |
| The cause of death has been given as drowning. Police said it appeared Shane was involved in a dispute beforehand. | |
| A younger boy is also thought to have been forced to get in the pool in an earlier incident, police said. | |
| Five men have been arrested over Shane's death. Three have since been bailed. | |
| Two men aged 20 and 22 are being questioned over the death of the 16-year-old. | Two men aged 20 and 22 are being questioned over the death of the 16-year-old. |
| Det Supt 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," he said. | |
| 'Really shocked' | 'Really shocked' |
| He appealed for witnesses to the dispute to come forward. | 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. | "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. | |
| "We are also asking for witnesses to a much earlier incident, which we believe took place on Sunday, 16 September, where in a similar set of circumstances a young lad may have been forced to get into the pool," he said. | |
| As well as appealing for witnesses to the earlier dispute with Shane and anyone who may have seen Shane or the other boy in the pool, Det Supt Treble appealed for a certain unnamed individual to come forward. | |
| "We have been talking to his family and friends and are confident he is aware we would like to speak to him. | |
| "We would encourage him to come forward as soon as possible." | |
| 'Excellent progress' | |
| Shane Owoo 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. |