Lost boy James Hughes: Two arrested on suspicion of murder

by Dave Keating | April 24, 2008 at 02:06 am

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It turns out that the mother of a disabled son originally thought to have killed herself may have been murdered along with her son, who has been missing for several days.What's extraordinary is that it was the police who seemed to suggest that Heather Wardle killed herself because she wasn't able to handle the strain of raising a disabled son for so many years, a truly bizarre accusation to make.

Police believe a body found on Wednesday evening is that of a missing disabled 22-year-old man.

James Hughes was reported missing on Saturday along with his mother, Heather Wardle, 39. A man and a youth have been arrested on suspicion of murder.

Ms Wardle was found with a ligature around her neck at the base of a tree near her home in Church Hill, Redditch, Worcestershire, on Monday.

The second body was found at the family's house in Redditch.

Police have cordoned off part of Loxley Close in Church Hill, where Ms Wardle and her son lived.

'Sad case'

A white tent has also been erected by police in the back garden of the house.

The two arrested men are being questioned at police stations in Kidderminster and Redditch, West Mercia Constabulary said.