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Man sought in nurse in boot case Nurse in boot for 'up to 10 days'
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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. A nurse who was found in the boot of her car suffering from hyperthermia and dehydration could have been there for up to 10 days, police have said.
The black man is being sought in connection with Magdeline Makola's disappearance after she ended a shift at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. Magdeline Makola, a nurse at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, was found in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, on Boxing Day.
The 38-year-old is said to be "severely traumatised" by the incident. Lothian and Borders Police now want to speak to a black man, aged between 20 and 40, and who knew the 38-year-old.
She was found in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, 11 days after she went missing on 15 December. Ms Makola, originally from South Africa, lives in Livingston. Ms Makola, who went missing on 15 December, was found in her nightwear. She is now recovering in hospital.
A police spokesman said detectives had interviewed the victim only briefly due to the trauma of her ordeal which ended at about noon on Boxing Day. During a news conference on Saturday afternoon, Chief Inspector Tommy Tague, of Lothian and Borders Police, said: "Magdeline is a very committed nurse who has a close circle of friends. This would appear to be out of the blue."
Red Vauxhall Astra He said Ms Makola, a South African-born British citizen who lives in Livingston, had known the man they want to speak.
Physically, she suffered minor injuries and is said to be in a stable and comfortable condition in Monklands Hospital in Airdrie. Mr Tague said that the unnamed stocky-built man with dreadlocks had not been Ms Makola's boyfriend, but they had met five to six years ago.
The spokesman did not provide a detailed description of the person being sought, other than to say that he was a black man. Police were stationed outside the Livingston home of Ms MakolaPolice confirmed that detectives had interviewed the victim at Monklands Hospital in Airdrie only briefly due to the trauma of her ordeal which ended at about noon on Boxing Day.
Police were stationed outside the Livingston home of Ms MakolaThe 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.