TWO people have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a man at Stourport-on-Severn.

The two, a man and a woman, were arrested in the early hours of this morning on suspicion of murdering Reginald Southall, 62, whose body was recovered from the River Severn at Stourport on December 16.

The pair are currently being held at police stations in Redditch and Kidderminster.

Mr Southall lived in the Redstone Lane area of Stourport.

Police investigating the murder said they will continue searching the riverbanks at Stourport and at other locations in the area today.