Remains of woman missing for seven years found after wildfire
DNA testing identified the remains of a missing Southampton mother-of-three, and police arrested a 56-year-old man on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder.
- On Thursday, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary arrested a 56-year-old Southampton man on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder, following the formal identification of remains found in Feltham as Joanne Sheen.
- Metropolitan Police officers discovered the remains in shrubland near Padstow Walk on August 12 after a recent wildfire uncovered the site, with a member of the public alerting authorities.
- Sheen, 44, disappeared in December 2019 while traveling from Fareham to Southampton; the investigation involved more than 4,000 lines of enquiry and searches at over 10 addresses.
- Detective Chief Inspector Toby Elcock called the identification a "significant development" providing new lines of enquiry, while Crimestoppers reinstated a £20,000 reward for information leading to arrests.
- The reward remains available for three months, expiring on December 17, 2026, as detectives investigate how Sheen came to be in Feltham while the arrested suspect stays in custody.
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HUMAN remains found in London after a fire have been identified as Joanne Sheen, a mother of three who went missing in 2019. Police have arrested a 56-year-old man on suspicion of murder.
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Human remains discovered following London wildfire identified as mother-of-three who vanished nearly 7 years ago
Remains discovered in woodland in London following a wildfire are those of a mother-of-three who went missing nearly seven years ago.The Metropolitan Police received a call on the evening of August 12 after bones, thought to belong to a woman aged between 25 and 45, were found at the shrubland known as The Pits near Padstow Walk in Feltham.Detectives had launched a murder probe, however, GB News understands Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabula…
Human remains found following wildfire belong to mum-of-three missing since 2019
Human remains discovered in woodland following a wildfire have been identified as those of a mother-of-three who had been missing for almost seven years. Joanne Sheen, 44, disappeared on December 5, 2019, after travelling from Fareham in Hampshire towards her home city of Southampton. Her family reported her missing in February 2020 after they had […]
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