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Met probe after Londoner's remains found in Edinburgh | Met probe after Londoner's remains found in Edinburgh |
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The Met is being investigated after the remains of a woman who went missing in London were found in the grounds of a stately home in Edinburgh. | The Met is being investigated after the remains of a woman who went missing in London were found in the grounds of a stately home in Edinburgh. |
The body of Saima Ahmed, was discovered at Gogar Mount House in January, five months after she went missing. | The body of Saima Ahmed, was discovered at Gogar Mount House in January, five months after she went missing. |
Her family believe the 36-year-old, who was last seen at Wembley Central Station, may have been murdered. | Her family believe the 36-year-old, who was last seen at Wembley Central Station, may have been murdered. |
The Met handled the initial part of the inquiry. Police Scotland is now investigating her death. | The Met handled the initial part of the inquiry. Police Scotland is now investigating her death. |
A Met spokesman said the force could not comment on an ongoing independent investigation. | A Met spokesman said the force could not comment on an ongoing independent investigation. |
'Out of character' | 'Out of character' |
Ms Ahmed, a divorced librarian who lived with her parents and brother, was last seen on 30 August boarding a train instead of going to work. | Ms Ahmed, a divorced librarian who lived with her parents and brother, was last seen on 30 August boarding a train instead of going to work. |
Detectives believe she took further trains to Edinburgh, perhaps via Hemel Hempstead and Birmingham, although her exact route is not known. | Detectives believe she took further trains to Edinburgh, perhaps via Hemel Hempstead and Birmingham, although her exact route is not known. |
Her remains were found in Scotland on 9 January, hundreds of miles away from her home in Wembley. | |
Ms Ahmed's sister Saiqa, 37, said the Met failed to take the initial case seriously despite the disappearance being "totally out of character". | Ms Ahmed's sister Saiqa, 37, said the Met failed to take the initial case seriously despite the disappearance being "totally out of character". |
'Wrong person' | 'Wrong person' |
She told The Times officers classed the disappearance as being "low risk" as she never left home or spent a night out of the house. | She told The Times officers classed the disappearance as being "low risk" as she never left home or spent a night out of the house. |
"She wouldn't go anywhere without telling our parents," she said. | "She wouldn't go anywhere without telling our parents," she said. |
Her siblings said there is nothing to suggest she took her own life and they believe she could have met up with "the wrong person". | Her siblings said there is nothing to suggest she took her own life and they believe she could have met up with "the wrong person". |
The Met Police Directorate of Professional Standards referred the force's handling of the inquiry to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). | The Met Police Directorate of Professional Standards referred the force's handling of the inquiry to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). |
An IPCC spokesman said the organisation would "look at the risk assessment applied, whether appropriate inquiries were made and how Saima's family were dealt with". | An IPCC spokesman said the organisation would "look at the risk assessment applied, whether appropriate inquiries were made and how Saima's family were dealt with". |
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