Police investigating 117 reported sightings of missing student nurse Owami Davies | UK News
Police are reviewing 117 reported sightings of nurse Owami Davies missing amid suspicions that she may be sound asleep.
The 24-year-old’s last confirmed sighting from Essex was in Croydon, south London on July 7, and she has now been missing for more than six weeks.
Five people have been arrested for her disappearance but a senior police officer working on the investigation said on Monday there was “no evidence that she came to do harm”.
Detective Chief Inspector Nigel Penney told reporters: “We remain hopeful that we will find her alive and well.”
When asked if she might be having a hard time sleeping, he said: “We’re open to all possibilities and that’s a working hypothesis right now, that she’s in the situation she’s in right now. with my life.”
Ms Davies left her home in Grays, Essex, on 4 July and was reported missing to Essex Police two days later.
She was found dozing off in the doorway of Clarendon Street, Croydon on July 6 while waiting for a friend, but told the Metropolitan Police she did not need help and left.
The officers who spoke to her were still unaware that she was a missing person.
The police watchdog Independent Office of Police Conduct is considering whether to investigate police contact with Ms. Davies that day.
She is said to have no money left on her Oyster card, used to pay on public transport, and no access to her phone or bank card.
About 50 officers are currently working on the investigation and they are receiving advice from the National Crime Agency.