John Anslow, 65, and his daughter Hayley-Marie Ferguson, 42, have been found guilty of the murder of Chereiss Bailey, a 36-year-old woman. Her body was discovered in a canal near Ryders Green Road on October 7, submerged in water with a washing line cord attached to paving slabs. Police launched an investigation and visited the home of Ferguson on Heronville Road, West Bromwich, where they found suspected blood-stained clothing in a wheelie bin, leading to her arrest. Comments made by Ferguson while in custody led to the arrest of her father, Anslow, as well. Detectives reviewed CCTV footage and confirmed that Chereiss had entered Anslow’s home on September 27 after meeting him on Great Bridge Street. Inside the property, she was subjected to a traumatic assault that led to her death. The following morning, Anslow canceled visits from his community carers and called his daughter for help. She packed paving slabs and traveled by taxi to her father’s home, claiming she was assisting him with gardening. Ferguson later returned home and attended a Peaky Blinders-themed event that evening. However, in the early hours of September 29, she took another taxi back to Anslow’s address and helped cover up the murder. CCTV footage and images from Ferguson’s phone showed Chereiss’ body being wheeled from the house in Anslow’s distinctive wheelchair, which had bright orange wheels. Anslow pushed the wheelchair while Ferguson walked beside him toward Ryders Green Road. The pair then dumped the body in the canal. They returned home separately, with Anslow in his wheelchair and Ferguson walking unaided. Anslow, of Stour Street, West Bromwich, was charged with murder and preventing a lawful burial. Ferguson, of Heronville Road, West Bromwich, was charged with assisting an offender and preventing a lawful burial. Anslow pleaded guilty to the latter charge. Both were found guilty of the offences following a three-week trial at Birmingham Crown Court. Chereiss’ family expressed their grief, stating she was a much-loved daughter, sister, mother, auntie, granddaughter, and friend. They described her as having a huge personality, a beautiful heart, and a way of making her presence known wherever she went. The family expressed their devastation at losing her and the impact on her son, who has been robbed of growing up with his mother. Detective Inspector Michelle Cordell from West Midlands Police Homicide Unit stated that Chereiss was a vulnerable young woman with her whole life ahead of her. She noted that Anslow had presented himself as a vulnerable wheelchair user with extremely limited mobility, but was in fact a violent predator. Ferguson had also presented as having limited mobility, evidence of which proves otherwise. Anslow had killed Chereiss in his home, and the motivation behind the attack may never be known. Cordell expressed hope that the verdict provides some comfort to Chereiss’ family, who have acted with incredible dignity and restraint throughout the process. Anslow and Ferguson will be sentenced at a later date.