Missing Walsall pensioner found dead in canal

A body found in a Black Country canal this morning has been confirmed to be that of missing Walsall pensioner Sidney Edlin.Police had issued several appeals for sightings of Mr Edlin after he went missing from his home in Rowlands Avenue, Bentley, last Thursday (Apr 2). But sadly his body was found in a stretch of the Wyrley & Essington canal near Leamore Lane having been spotted by a passer-by at around 10.50am this morning (Apr 6). His death is not being treated as suspicious.