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| Missing teenager Nida Naseer: police find body in nature reserve | Missing teenager Nida Naseer: police find body in nature reserve |
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| Police have told the family of a teenager who went missing after taking out the rubbish in her bare feet that they have found a body at a nature reserve close to her home. | Police have told the family of a teenager who went missing after taking out the rubbish in her bare feet that they have found a body at a nature reserve close to her home. |
| Nida Naseer, 19, who was upset that her family's asylum-seeker status barred her from attending university, vanished at the end of December from the family home in Newport, south Wales. | Nida Naseer, 19, who was upset that her family's asylum-seeker status barred her from attending university, vanished at the end of December from the family home in Newport, south Wales. |
| Gwent police said they were called at 10am to a nature reserve at West Nash Road where a body had been found. The body has yet to be identified and the death is being treated as unexplained. A post mortem is to take place. A police spokesman said: "Nida's family have been informed. We continue to give them support during this distressing time." | Gwent police said they were called at 10am to a nature reserve at West Nash Road where a body had been found. The body has yet to be identified and the death is being treated as unexplained. A post mortem is to take place. A police spokesman said: "Nida's family have been informed. We continue to give them support during this distressing time." |
| Nida disappeared from her home in Pill at around 8pm on 28 December. She was not wearing shoes and did not have her phone, money or coat with her. | Nida disappeared from her home in Pill at around 8pm on 28 December. She was not wearing shoes and did not have her phone, money or coat with her. |
| The spot where the body was found is about four miles from where Nida was last seen. | The spot where the body was found is about four miles from where Nida was last seen. |
| Police have received dozens of calls reporting possible sightings across the UK. Officers have investigated more than 600 lines of inquiry and taken more than 200 statements. They have viewed more than 800 hours of CCTV footage. Nida's family have made several appeals for help in finding the teenager. | Police have received dozens of calls reporting possible sightings across the UK. Officers have investigated more than 600 lines of inquiry and taken more than 200 statements. They have viewed more than 800 hours of CCTV footage. Nida's family have made several appeals for help in finding the teenager. |
| They revealed their attempt to seek asylum in the UK from Pakistan was turned down a year ago. | They revealed their attempt to seek asylum in the UK from Pakistan was turned down a year ago. |
| Nida's sister, Shamyla, 23, told an earlier press conference she believed Nida's disappearance stemmed from being upset because she could not attend university. | Nida's sister, Shamyla, 23, told an earlier press conference she believed Nida's disappearance stemmed from being upset because she could not attend university. |
| Her sister said Nida had seen friends who did less well in their exams go on to university. Before Nida left, she had argued with her family about being unable to go and was said to be shouting and crying. | Her sister said Nida had seen friends who did less well in their exams go on to university. Before Nida left, she had argued with her family about being unable to go and was said to be shouting and crying. |
| Shamyla had begun the appeal with a direct message to her missing sister, saying: "Nida, please come back home. Nida, please come back home. We are desperately worried about you. Nida, we need you. Nida, please come back home, we cannot live without you." | Shamyla had begun the appeal with a direct message to her missing sister, saying: "Nida, please come back home. Nida, please come back home. We are desperately worried about you. Nida, we need you. Nida, please come back home, we cannot live without you." |