Detectives end search without finding body of murdered Salford woman

Officers have now finished a two week search of land in North Yorkshire

Author: Kathy GreenPublished 20th Oct 2023

Detectives looking for the body of a woman near Thirsk have confirmed they've not found anything.

Searches in connection with the death of Rania Alayed in Salford have been taking place close to the A19.

The 25 year old's husband Ahmed Al-Khatib was convicted of her murder in 2014.

In a statement Greater Manchester Police says: ' For the past two weeks officers from Greater Manchester Police have conducted a detailed search of an area of land on the A19, near Thirsk. The search was conducted with the aim of recovering the body of Rania Alayed following new information becoming available.

Sadly, this search has now concluded and the body of Rania has not been recovered.

As with all investigations, if any new credible information comes to light, officers will conduct the relevant enquiries.

GMP’s Major Incident Team remain committed on finding Rania and would like to thank the public for their co-operation and support throughout whilst they continue to investigate'

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