The police watchdog is considering whether to investigate Scotland Yard over officers’ contact with missing nurse Owami Davies
Owami Davies, 24, from Grays, Essex, left her family home on July 4 and was last seen just after midnight in Derby Road, West Croydon, south London, on July 7, but has not been found.
Read more: Daughter of 'spiritual guide' to Putin's Ukraine invasion killed in Moscow 'car bomb plot meant for her father’The Met only later established that the woman was Ms Davies as a result of their missing person investigation.But it said the Independent Office for Police Conduct had requested the matter is referred to it.
The IOPC said in a statement: "We can confirm that we received a referral on August 5 from the Metropolitan Police Service in relation to contact officers had with Owami Davies in Croydon on July 6, after she had been reported missing to Essex Police. The force issued a fresh appeal at the beginning of this week, saying Ms Davies could be in Croydon and "in need of help".
"Owami may still be regularly travelling by rail in a vulnerable state, appearing dazed or confused and possibly seeking to engage with other lone female travellers."
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