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Nicola Payne: Wood focus in missing mum search | Nicola Payne: Wood focus in missing mum search |
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Police investigating the disappearance of a Coventry mother last seen 21 years ago said they had discovered "areas of interest" in woodland being searched. | Police investigating the disappearance of a Coventry mother last seen 21 years ago said they had discovered "areas of interest" in woodland being searched. |
Nicola Payne went missing from the Wood End area in December 1991. She was 18 and had a six-month-old son. | Nicola Payne went missing from the Wood End area in December 1991. She was 18 and had a six-month-old son. |
West Midlands Police began searching parkland off Purcell Road on Tuesday. | West Midlands Police began searching parkland off Purcell Road on Tuesday. |
Det Ch Insp Matt Markham said: "There are small areas within the wooded section and we'll be making a closer examination to see what they tell us." | Det Ch Insp Matt Markham said: "There are small areas within the wooded section and we'll be making a closer examination to see what they tell us." |
The latest search includes the use of specially-trained dogs and ground X-ray and metal detection equipment. | The latest search includes the use of specially-trained dogs and ground X-ray and metal detection equipment. |
Miss Payne was on her way to her parents' house from the home she shared with her boyfriend Jason Cooke, half a mile away in Winston Avenue, when she went missing. | Miss Payne was on her way to her parents' house from the home she shared with her boyfriend Jason Cooke, half a mile away in Winston Avenue, when she went missing. |
Excavation plans | Excavation plans |
Police said reasonable progress was being made with clearing the ground with a view to some excavation work taking place later in the search. | |
Mr Markham said specialists had been looking at certain trees which would have been saplings at the time of Miss Payne's disappearance. | |
"These are hurdles for them to overcome but the dedicated team from the Home Office can eliminate areas for us and progress is being made," he said. | |
"We're committed to doing a detailed and thorough job, we owe that to Nicola's family and friends and the community of north east Coventry for whom this was a significant event." | "We're committed to doing a detailed and thorough job, we owe that to Nicola's family and friends and the community of north east Coventry for whom this was a significant event." |
Mr Markham said a fresh search had begun following new information that had come to light that warranted further investigation. | |
Miss Payne was last seen near to the Black Pad in Wood End on 14 December 1991. | Miss Payne was last seen near to the Black Pad in Wood End on 14 December 1991. |
In 2007 a man was arrested in connection with her disappearance and released on bail. | In 2007 a man was arrested in connection with her disappearance and released on bail. |
No-one has ever been charged in connection with the case. | No-one has ever been charged in connection with the case. |