A new search for the body of a murdered mother-of-three - ongoing for more than a month - has ended without success, the Manchester Evening News can reveal.
Greater Manchester Police acted after receiving credible fresh intelligence concerning the whereabouts of Rania Alayed's remains and began digging up land.
The 25-year-old was killed by her husband Ahmed Al-Khatib on June 7, 2013. She had dared to leave him after suffering years of domestic and sexual abuse at his hands.
He killed her at his brother's flat in Salford before beginning a deception aimed at convincing her family and friends she was still alive.
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