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| Catherine Gowing: Car found in hunt for missing vet | Catherine Gowing: Car found in hunt for missing vet |
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| Police say they have found a burned out car in their search for a missing woman feared murdered. | Police say they have found a burned out car in their search for a missing woman feared murdered. |
| It has not yet been confirmed whether the vehicle belongs to Catherine Gowing, 37, originally from Ireland, last seen in Flintshire last Friday. | It has not yet been confirmed whether the vehicle belongs to Catherine Gowing, 37, originally from Ireland, last seen in Flintshire last Friday. |
| But officers confirmed the vehicle found near her home in New Brighton, Flintshire, matched the description of Miss Gowing's Renault Clio. | But officers confirmed the vehicle found near her home in New Brighton, Flintshire, matched the description of Miss Gowing's Renault Clio. |
| A 46-year-old Gwynedd man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. | A 46-year-old Gwynedd man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. |
| Det Supt John Hanson of North Wales Police said the car had been found burnt out in Pinfold Lane, Alltami, near Mold on Thursday at 19:15 BST. | Det Supt John Hanson of North Wales Police said the car had been found burnt out in Pinfold Lane, Alltami, near Mold on Thursday at 19:15 BST. |
| He said a member of the public contacted police after finding the vehicle about two miles (3.2km) from Miss Gowing's home. | He said a member of the public contacted police after finding the vehicle about two miles (3.2km) from Miss Gowing's home. |
| "Attending police officers have been able to confirm this is a five-door Renault Clio but at this time we cannot be sure it is Catherine's car," said Mr Hanson. | "Attending police officers have been able to confirm this is a five-door Renault Clio but at this time we cannot be sure it is Catherine's car," said Mr Hanson. |
| "The area has been cordoned off and forensically secured and an examination of the vehicle and immediate area continues to establish the vehicle's true identity and secure any evidence which may assist us find Catherine. | "The area has been cordoned off and forensically secured and an examination of the vehicle and immediate area continues to establish the vehicle's true identity and secure any evidence which may assist us find Catherine. |
| "The location of this vehicle's discovery is approximately two miles from Catherine's home in New Brighton." | "The location of this vehicle's discovery is approximately two miles from Catherine's home in New Brighton." |
| Miss Gowing, who is originally from Kinnity, near Birr, in County Offaly in the Republic of Ireland, was seen leaving Evans Veterinary Practice in Clayton Road, Mold, where she works at approximately 19:00 BST on Friday 12 October. | Miss Gowing, who is originally from Kinnity, near Birr, in County Offaly in the Republic of Ireland, was seen leaving Evans Veterinary Practice in Clayton Road, Mold, where she works at approximately 19:00 BST on Friday 12 October. |
| Concerned colleagues called police after one received part of a phone text message and she did not turn up for work on Monday morning. | Concerned colleagues called police after one received part of a phone text message and she did not turn up for work on Monday morning. |
| Vet Esmor Evans described his colleague as a "very dear person", popular with pet owners who visited the practice. | |
| He said she worked mainly with small animals such as pets and dogs since joining the surgery in May 2011. | |
| "Everybody when they left the surgery thought their animal was the only one that mattered," he said. | |
| Investigations by police have since found she visited Asda supermarket in Queensferry last Friday at 20:06 BST and left just over half an hour later. | Investigations by police have since found she visited Asda supermarket in Queensferry last Friday at 20:06 BST and left just over half an hour later. |
| CCTV images of her leaving the supermarket were released by police on Thursday. | CCTV images of her leaving the supermarket were released by police on Thursday. |
| Emma Gowing described her "beautiful sister" as the "light of my life" during an appeal for help at a news conference on Thursday. | Emma Gowing described her "beautiful sister" as the "light of my life" during an appeal for help at a news conference on Thursday. |