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Joy Morgan: body in woodland confirmed as that of missing student | Joy Morgan: body in woodland confirmed as that of missing student |
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Police have confirmed that human remains found in woodland in Stevenage are those of the missing midwifery student Joy Morgan. | Police have confirmed that human remains found in woodland in Stevenage are those of the missing midwifery student Joy Morgan. |
The 20-year-old was murdered in December 2018 by a fellow worshipper at the Israel United in Christ church in Ilford, east London. | The 20-year-old was murdered in December 2018 by a fellow worshipper at the Israel United in Christ church in Ilford, east London. |
Shohfah-El Israel, 40, was jailed for 17 years in August, with the judge noting his “cruel and cowardly silence” about where his victim was buried. | |
A member of the public discovered Morgan’s remains on 5 October, hidden in woodland off Chadwell Road, just outside an area of Stevenage previously searched by officers, Hertfordshire police said. | |
A postmortem examination carried out on Tuesday could not establish a cause of death and further tests were scheduled, the force added. | |
Morgan’s mother, Carol, said: “Joy was so beautiful and completely lived up to her name – she brought joy to all our lives. | |
“Our family has been living a nightmare and we miss her so, so much. Joy was studying to be a midwife and would have graduated by now. “I know she would have been amazing as a midwife. I was so proud of her and I always will be. She was our star.” | |
DCI Justine Jenkins said: “My thoughts are with Joy’s family at this difficult time, and while nothing can end their pain I hope that this gives them closure and I am glad that they will now have the opportunity to say goodbye to Joy.” | |
Israel, whose birth name is Ajibola Shogbamimu, and Morgan spent time alone together, against strict church rules, before he killed her. | Israel, whose birth name is Ajibola Shogbamimu, and Morgan spent time alone together, against strict church rules, before he killed her. |
The married father then tried to cover his tracks by removing her number from a church Telegram group chat to make it appear as if she had left the close-knit religious group. He also went to her student house-share under the guise of checking on her in the days after she apparently went missing. | |
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