REMAINS FOUND IN SEARCH FOR MURDERED MUM

POLICE have found human remains in the hunt for the body of a mum killed by her husband 12 years ago.

- BY PHIL CARDY and NEAL KEELING

Rania Alayed, 25, was murdered by Ahmed Al-Khatib in June 2013 after she was lured to his brother's flat.

Her remains were thought to be buried in a copse more than 60 miles away, but had never been found.

Police carried out fresh searches after getting "new information".

Det Chief Insp Neil Higginson, from Greater Manchester Police's Major Incident Team, said: "More than a decade after her murder, we now strongly believe we have located Rania's body and are finally able to provide closure to her family, who we know have endured so much pain and grief over the years.