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Police find body in search for missing Walsall man

Police searching for a man who went missing from a hospital in Walsall have found a body in the area.

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William Newman. Picture: West Midlands Police

William Newman, who had dementia, went missing from Walsall Manor Hospital on Wednesday, August 8.

He was last seen at around 8.30pm that evening, heading towards Moat Road, in Walsall.

Although the body is yet to be identified, police believe it to be the 56-year-old.

A spokesman from West Midlands Police said: "The death is not being treated as suspicious and Mr Newman's family have been informed."

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