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Missing Staffordshire woman found dead

A woman who went missing in Staffordshire has been found dead.

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Theresa Steele, 30, had last been seen in Rugeley on Monday.

Staffordshire Police launched an appeal for help tracking her down after she was seen near the Trent & Mersey Canal walking towards Wolseley Bridge.

However on Tuesday afternoon a body was recovered on open land near Wolseley Bridge.

The body has been formally identified as Theresa.

A Staffordshire Police spokesman said: "Detectives have called off the search for missing person Theresa Steele.

Sadly, the body of a woman, which has been formally identified as 30-year-old Theresa, was recovered on open land"

"A report will be prepared for HM Coroner."

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