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| Body found at home of missing pensioner Cynthia Beamond | Body found at home of missing pensioner Cynthia Beamond |
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| Two people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after police searching for a missing 80-year-old woman found a body at her home. | Two people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after police searching for a missing 80-year-old woman found a body at her home. |
| Cynthia Beamond, from Halesowen, was last seen on Friday morning. | Cynthia Beamond, from Halesowen, was last seen on Friday morning. |
| West Midlands Police said the body, which has not been formally identified, was found after "extensive" and "meticulous" searches at her home. | West Midlands Police said the body, which has not been formally identified, was found after "extensive" and "meticulous" searches at her home. |
| A 23-year-old woman and 32-year-old man were arrested on Sunday. A post mortem is under way. | |
| At a news conference earlier, Det Supt Mark Payne, of West Midlands Police, said the death could have been the result of a burglary gone wrong. | |
| He said Cynthia was a "very independent lady" who lived on her own. He also said the killer went to great lengths to conceal the body. | |
| "Cynthia was a lively and vibrant member of the community and we have found no reason why anyone would want to harm her," he said. | "Cynthia was a lively and vibrant member of the community and we have found no reason why anyone would want to harm her," he said. |
| Mr Payne said the people arrested were not related to Cynthia but one of them was believed to be known to her. | |
| "Clearly this is a horrific offence," he said. | |
| "This is a vulnerable elderly lady - albeit a lady who lived her life to the full - the family are obviously devastated." | |
| He said officers were keen to trace her silver Astra car, as well as a television and red laptop missing from the Howley Grange address. | |
| Det Supt Tim Bacon said: "Mrs Beamond's property has been searched by specialist officers in a bid to preserve as much evidence as possible. | Det Supt Tim Bacon said: "Mrs Beamond's property has been searched by specialist officers in a bid to preserve as much evidence as possible. |
| "We continue to support Cynthia's family at this time and they have been kept fully updated of these developments." | "We continue to support Cynthia's family at this time and they have been kept fully updated of these developments." |