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Body found in missing woman hunt | Body found in missing woman hunt |
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Detectives searching for a missing woman who disappeared over a week ago say they have found a body. | Detectives searching for a missing woman who disappeared over a week ago say they have found a body. |
Kirsty Grabham, 24, an aspiring model, has been missing from her home in Swansea since 28 March. | Kirsty Grabham, 24, an aspiring model, has been missing from her home in Swansea since 28 March. |
The body, which was found in Laleston, Bridgend, 21 miles away, has not yet been formally identified. Police are searching woodland, close to the M4. | The body, which was found in Laleston, Bridgend, 21 miles away, has not yet been formally identified. Police are searching woodland, close to the M4. |
Officers have been granted another 34-hour extension to question a 25-year-old man who has been arrested. | Officers have been granted another 34-hour extension to question a 25-year-old man who has been arrested. |
Police said a trained family liaison officer is supporting Mrs Grabham's family. | Police said a trained family liaison officer is supporting Mrs Grabham's family. |
She was last seen getting into a taxi which collected from a friend's home in Dan y Graig Road in the Port Tennant area of the city shortly before 0400 GMT on Saturday 28 March. | She was last seen getting into a taxi which collected from a friend's home in Dan y Graig Road in the Port Tennant area of the city shortly before 0400 GMT on Saturday 28 March. |
The body was found 21 miles from where Mrs Grabham was last seen | |
She had been at the Play nightclub with friends earlier that night. | She had been at the Play nightclub with friends earlier that night. |
After a previous appeal, police traced the taxi driver who took her home from the club. | After a previous appeal, police traced the taxi driver who took her home from the club. |
Her mother, Catherine Broomfield, spoke at the weekend of her deep worry at the length of time her daughter had been missing. | Her mother, Catherine Broomfield, spoke at the weekend of her deep worry at the length of time her daughter had been missing. |
Mrs Grabham, who lived in Rosehill Terrace in Swansea, was described as an aspiring model. | Mrs Grabham, who lived in Rosehill Terrace in Swansea, was described as an aspiring model. |
"She would phone me every day without fail because she knew I would worry otherwise. I just want her back," she told the South Wales Evening Post. | "She would phone me every day without fail because she knew I would worry otherwise. I just want her back," she told the South Wales Evening Post. |
Police cordoned off the hard shoulder of the M4 between junctions 36 and 37 near Bridgend. | |
"It is completely out of character for her to vanish like this. When we spoke on the Friday she sounded fine. There was nothing out of the ordinary. | "It is completely out of character for her to vanish like this. When we spoke on the Friday she sounded fine. There was nothing out of the ordinary. |
"I am just devastated. I cannot believe that she has been gone so long." | "I am just devastated. I cannot believe that she has been gone so long." |
Peter Rees, a neighbour of Mrs Grabham, described her as a "cracking girl". | Peter Rees, a neighbour of Mrs Grabham, described her as a "cracking girl". |
"I wouldn't see why anyone should harm her, " he said. | "I wouldn't see why anyone should harm her, " he said. |
"It's just horrific You fear for your own safety. She was very bubbly but a decent young lady. Bubbly but decent." | "It's just horrific You fear for your own safety. She was very bubbly but a decent young lady. Bubbly but decent." |
Police are continuing to appeal to anyone with information to contact the incident room in Cockett police station on 01792 562731 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. | Police are continuing to appeal to anyone with information to contact the incident room in Cockett police station on 01792 562731 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. |