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'WHY, WHY, WHAT ABOUT THE KIDS?'

Tributes to mum-of-four found dead in Lidl car park as cops reveal she died from head injuries with husband to be quizzed over murder

Police are waiting to question Gillian's husband - who is still in hospital

DEVASTATED pals have said God had "taken on of his angels" after police revealed mum-of-four Gillian Zvomuya died from head injuries after her body was found in a Lidl car park.

Police are waiting to question Gillian's husband - who is still in hospital - and launched a murder investigation after she was found with stab wounds in the supermarket car park in Tile Cross, Birmingham.

 Gillian Zvomuya was found stabbed to death in a Lidl car park this morning
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Gillian Zvomuya was found stabbed to death in a Lidl car park this morningCredit: Facebook

But despite Gillian having suffered injuries from a ";bladed article", police today said a post-mortem revealed she died from head injuries, not a stab wound.

Heartbroken friends shared their shock and pain on Facebook after the carer was found dead.

One friend wrote: "I am still in shock. I can’t believe u are gone. Why, why, what about the kids?
“May you (sic) soul rest in peace my friend. God has taken one of his angel. What a way to die.”
Another friend posted: “RIP Gillian...gone so soon ...so shocked and hurt.”

A forensic tent was set up at the scene, and the supermarket has been closed throughout the day as officers speak to neighbours and examine local CCTV cameras.

 

 A 42-year-old man was detained by police officers this morning
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A 42-year-old man was detained by police officers this morningCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
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Police officers are examining the scene this morningThe couple were reported missing by friends a few hours before the grisly discovery.

Shopper and gran-of-nine Ann Morris said: "I've come to get some flowers because my friend died and just as I got off get bus, I saw all this blue tape.

"I'm shocked because I go to the bingo [opposite] and so do all the old people.

"I come here all the time, it's a shame."

Accountant Ed Beck, 26, added: "I was just popping in to get my lunch on the way to work and saw all the police cars.

"You don't expect to find a police tent covering a dead body in your local supermarket car park."

 The woman was pronounced dead at the scene and the man was arrested on suspicion of her murder, police said
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The woman was pronounced dead at the scene and the man was arrested on suspicion of her murder, police saidCredit: SWNS:South West News Service

Detective Chief Inspector Paul Joyce, of West Midlands Police, said: "At around 4.45am our officers traced a vehicle to the car park and found a man and a woman inside.

"Tragically the woman was pronounced dead at the scene and the man was arrested on suspicion of her murder.

"While her identity is yet to be confirmed, at this stage we believe her to be the arrested man's wife.

"I'd like to extend my deepest sympathies to the woman's family and reassure them that we are doing absolutely everything we can to provide them with the answers they so desperately need."


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