Woman reported as missing found dead - Metropolitan Police Service, August 2018

On 18 July 2018, a man reported his mother missing to the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS). The man told police he had not seen his mother for approximately one month, her home address had been checked several times and she was not there. He also stated her suitcase was missing. The man told police his mother had family outside of the UK but he had checked with those she would normally visit and she was not with them. Police graded the woman as a ‘medium-risk’ missing person and undertook initial enquiries, including hospital checks, which proved negative. On 19 July, police received information from another person that the woman was a frequent traveller and had likely gone abroad, forgetting to inform anyone of her whereabouts. Based on this information, the missing person report was closed. On 30 July 2018, the man contacted police again to report that his mother was …