15/01/2015

Police Searching Allotments For Woman Missing Since Christmas Eve

West Midlands Police are searching allotments in Leicester for the body of Sameena Imam, who has been missing since 24 December.

The 34-year-old, from Cardiff, was last seen on Christmas Eve outside Costco wholesaler in Coventry.

Brothers Roger and David Cooper have been charged with the murder of Ms Imam, but police have not yet recovered her body.

The brothers, aged 40 and 38 respectively, are to face trial in June.

According to reports, forensic officers are searching a plot of land used as allotments in Groby Road, not far from Leicester city centre.

(MH/JP)

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