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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Shehab Khan

Body found in hunt for missing Essex woman

The body was found at a property in Derby Close, Langdon Hills. ( Google Street View )

A body has been discovered in the hunt for a 49-year-old woman who went missing in the Essex town of Basildon. 

The body has not yet been identified but Tina Cantello was reported missing on the evening of 8 June when she failed to return home from work.

Essex Police said a body was found at a property in Langdon Hills on Saturday evening and they have now suspended the search for Ms Cantello. 

The property is located two miles from where she was last seen.

A 38-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in police custody.

Next of kin have been informed, the force said.

Ms Cantello, who is a door-to-door debt collector, was last seen when she left her home to go to work on Friday evening. 

Her car has not yet been found but her phone was recovered a few streets from where the body has been located. 

Anyone with information can contact Essex Police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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