Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Body of woman found on moorland by police searching for missing grandmother whose boyfriend has been charged with murder

A body has been found in the search for a missing grandmother, police have said.
Pamela Jackson, 55, vanished from her home in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, in March and her boyfriend has since been charged with her murder.
Police today confirmed they discovered a woman's body on moors between Halifax and Rochdale, West Yorkshire, but it has yet to be formally identified.
Missing: Pamela Jackson, 55, was last seen at her home in Chester-le-Street on March 2
Missing: Pamela Jackson, 55, was last seen at her home in Chester-le-Street on March 2
Ms Jackson's partner Adrian Muir, 50, from Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, has appeared in court charged with her murder and is due back at Newcastle Crown Court on June 11.
A force spokeswoman said on Monday: 'Police searching for Pamela Jackson, missing from her Chester-le-Street home, have, within the last couple of hours found the body of a woman in West Yorkshire.'
She said: 'The woman’s body was found in the Turvin Road area, about nine miles from Halifax.
'No formal identification has been made at this stage.'
Ms Jackson was reported missing from her home in Chester-le-Street on March 7.
The wbody was found by officers using police dogs at an area off Blackstone Edge Road near Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire
The body was found by officers using police dogs at an area off Blackstone Edge Road near Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire
The body was discovered 'some metres' from the roadside, police said
The body was discovered 'some metres' from the roadside, police said
Pamela Jackson's partner Adrian Muir, 50, from Halifax, has been charged with her murder
Pamela Jackson's partner Adrian Muir, 50, from Halifax, has been charged with her murder

More than 40 officers and specialist police staff are working on the inquiry.
Officers appealing for information said Mrs Jackson did not drive and or work due to health issues. She also had two other adult sons, Andrew and Christopher, police said.
The grandmother was described as petite and is 5ft tall, slim and with very long, black hair which was usually straight.
She had a black rose tattoo to the upper right arm and large Celtic style letters to the upper left arm and usually wore what is described as vintage-style clothing with rings and costume jewellery.
Officers appealing for information said Mrs Jackson did not drive and or work due to health issues
Officers appealing for information said Mrs Jackson did not drive and or work due to health issues

More than 40 officers and specialist police staff are now working on the inquiry
More than 40 officers and specialist police staff are now working on the inquiry

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