A murder investigation has been launched after the body of a missing Hungarian woman, known as Mariann, was found in Greater Manchester.
A 61-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in custody being questioned by detectives.
Mariann was last seen in Bolton on 14 December and was missing for nine days while extensive searches were carried out, including a number of public appeals by Greater Manchester police (GMP) in English and Hungarian.
Specialist units were deployed to help find Mariann, who was aged about 55, spoke very little English, and had been categorised as “high-risk”.
Though the body found has yet to be formally identified, Mariann’s family have been informed of the development and are being supported by family liaison officers.
Ch Supt Helen Critchley, from GMP’s Bolton district, said: “This is a tragic development to our extensive search for Mariann, which we desperately hoped would not be the case so close to Christmas. Our thoughts are with her family at this distressing time.
“We are now continuing to work hard to establish the full circumstances in order to bring answers and seek justice for this woman as our enquiries develop.
“We would like to thank members of the local Bolton community who have spoken to our officers and tried to help us with our search since last week, which included sharing our appeals.”
