Body of missing Shrewsbury woman formally identified
The woman whose body was found in the River Severn near Atcham on Saturday has been identified as missing Emma Bennett from Shrewsbury.
Emma of Sutton Farm, was last seen by her mother in Sydney Avenue, Castlefields, close to the weir on the evening of Friday 28th December. The 39-year-old was in a distressed and agitated state.
A police search was immediately launched focusing around the streets and river where she was last seen.
A post mortem is likely to be held tomorrow and an inquest opening early next week.
