The body of a woman matching the description of missing woman ‘Mariann’ has been found.
She had been last seen in Chorley Old Road in Bolton, at 9.30am on December 14.
Extensive searches had taken place, including several appeals to the local community to find the 55-year-old Hungarian (pictured).
Police appeals for her whereabouts stated that she spoke ‘very little’ English and was wearing a mid-length cream coat with a furry hood at the time of her disappearance.
Initial enquiries suggested there were suspicious circumstances around the death.
A 61-year-old man has since been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in custody at this time for questioning.
Mariann’s family have been informed of the development and are now being supported by family liaison officers.
Chief superintendent Helen Critchley 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.”
