Update after woman's body pulled from canal in Walsall town centre in early hours
Police have issued an update after a woman’s body was pulled from a canal in Walsall.
A woman’s body was pulled from a canal off Wolverhampton Street in Walsall shortly after 1.15am on Sunday (May 3).
A blue tent was visible on the side of the canal, next to the Walsall Town Basin, on Sunday and a full cordon was in place hours after the incident.
A spokesman for West Midlands Police said that the force were carrying out enquiries and the death was being being treated as unexplained.
In an update issued today (Tuesday May 5), West Midlands Police said that they are not treating the death as suspicious, and a file is now being prepared for the coroner.
The force said in a statement: “We started an investigation after the death of a woman who was pulled from a canal in Wolverhampton Street, Walsall, on Sunday morning (3 May).
“Following enquiries we are not treating the death as suspicious, and a file is now being prepared for the coroner.
“Our thoughts remain with her loved ones at this terrible time.”
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