Fourth person arrested after woman's disappearance

Four people have now been arrested as part of an investigation into the disappearance of a 54-year-old woman.

Cambridgeshire Police started a "no-body" murder investigation on Friday following the disappearance of Julie Buckley in January.

A 45-year-old man from March in Cambridgeshire has been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. A man, 49, and woman, 42, from Christchurch, were arrested on similar charges, and have been released on bail.

Karl Hutchings, 47, of The Hill, Christchurch, is due to appear at Cambridge Crown Court on Wednesday charged with the murder of Ms Buckley.

On 14 February, detectives announced they would treat the disappearance of Ms Buckley as murder as she had not been seen since late January.

Officers said they had always aimed to find her alive, but evidence suggested she had come to serious harm.

Det Insp Richard Scott said: "We are trying to piece together Julie's movements before she disappeared, so I would appeal for anyone who has seen her in the past few weeks to get in touch."

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