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| Police investigating the case of a nurse found alive in the boot of her car are keen to interview a man. | Police investigating the case of a nurse found alive in the boot of her car are keen to interview a man. |
| The black man is being sought in connection with Magdeline Makola's disappearance after she ended a shift at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. | |
| The 38-year-old is said to be "severely traumatised" by the incident. | The 38-year-old is said to be "severely traumatised" by the incident. |
| She was found in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, 11 days after she went missing on 15 December. Ms Makola, originally from South Africa, lives in Livingston. | She was found in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, 11 days after she went missing on 15 December. Ms Makola, originally from South Africa, lives in Livingston. |
| A spokesman for Strathclyde Police said detectives had interviewed the victim only briefly due to the trauma of her ordeal which ended at about noon on Boxing Day. | A spokesman for Strathclyde Police said detectives had interviewed the victim only briefly due to the trauma of her ordeal which ended at about noon on Boxing Day. |
| Red Vauxhall Astra | Red Vauxhall Astra |
| Physically, she suffered minor injuries and is said to be in a stable and comfortable condition in Monklands Hospital in Airdrie. | Physically, she suffered minor injuries and is said to be in a stable and comfortable condition in Monklands Hospital in Airdrie. |
| The spokesman did not provide a detailed description of the person being sought, other than to say that he was a black man. | The spokesman did not provide a detailed description of the person being sought, other than to say that he was a black man. |
| The police said Ms Makola was discovered in her red Vauxhall Astra in Meadowside Place, Airdrie. | The police said Ms Makola was discovered in her red Vauxhall Astra in Meadowside Place, Airdrie. |
| Friends of the nurse, who works in heart medicine, first raised the alarm after she failed to turn up for work. | Friends of the nurse, who works in heart medicine, first raised the alarm after she failed to turn up for work. |
| Fellow nurse and South African, Babs Gqabu, had worked with Ms Makola at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. She said she had been worried when her friend went missing. | Fellow nurse and South African, Babs Gqabu, had worked with Ms Makola at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. She said she had been worried when her friend went missing. |
| On hearing that Ms Makola had been found safe, Ms Gqabu said she was grateful to the police, media and hospital staff for their support. | On hearing that Ms Makola had been found safe, Ms Gqabu said she was grateful to the police, media and hospital staff for their support. |