A woman who disappeared from her home as a schoolgirl in the UK has been found after 50 years. Police announced the discovery today, stating she is safe and well, living in another part of the country.
ONE of the UK's oldest missing person cases has been solved - as a woman who disappeared from her home as a schoolgirl has been found 50 years later.She then vanished from all public records for the proceeding five decades. But cops announced today that the missing woman has been found safe and well - and is living in another part of the country.found a single photograph of Sheila from around the time of her disappearance - and put out a fresh appeal to help find her.
Detective Sergeant Jenna Shaw added: 'We're absolutely delighted to have found Sheila after more than five decades.Thousands conned as revellers gather for fake NYE 'fireworks spectacular' 'We are a small team of officers and I'd like to recognise the work of DC Shaun Reeve, who managed to resolve this case with help from the public. 'Every missing person has a story, and their families and friends deserve to know what happened to them and, hopefully, be reunited with them.'Before Sheila was found, cops were investigating the possibility that she had changed her name - or had come to harm. A spokesperson added: 'It is believed Sheila's parents are now deceased, so we are hoping anyone out there who might know what happened to her will get in touch with us and let us know.'from the same period, involving the gruesome murder of a teenage girl, could finally be solved after 50 years, according to a criminologist.The 16-year-old's shoes were left behind at the scene and criminologist David Wilson believes modern forensics could provide 'opportunities that weren't available at the time'
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