Man rearrested after missing mum's remains found
A 56-year-old man has been rearrested on suspicion of murder following the discovery of human remains in London, identified as Joanne Sheen who went missing in 2020. The case, which involved a massive police investigation, has been transferred to Hampshire Police.
Why it matters
This development marks a significant breakthrough in a long-standing missing persons case that had previously remained unsolved.
Image source, Police handout Image caption, Joanne Sheen was reported missing by her family in February 2020
A 56-year-old man has been rearrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder and further arrested on suspicion of murder after human remains were identified as a missing mother-of-three.
Joanne Sheen, then aged 44, was last seen when she travelled from Fareham to Southampton with a friend on 5 December 2019.
Metropolitan Police officers were called to Padstow Walk in Feltham, London, on 12 August after bones were found in shrubland damaged by a fire a week earlier.
The man, from Southampton, first arrested in 2020, has been released on conditional bail. Another man, also 56 and from Southampton, was released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder.
Image source, PA Media Image caption, The human remains were found at Padstow Walk in Feltham, south-west London
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