Woman buried in Watford could be identified 18 years later

On October 29 Locate International released an image of the woman, believed to have fallen from the 21st floor of Wembley Point, a triangular office building now known as the WEM Tower London, into the River Brent on the morning of Friday, October 29 2004.

The UK charity, dedicated to solving missing person cases, believes the image could help identify the body, which is buried in Carpenders Park Lawn Cemetery in a common grave with no name.

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It is understood witnesses had seen the woman distressed in a lift in the building and later in a cafe in the top floor.

There, a distinctive 2ft x 1ft oil painting was found, depicting two figures and a number of faces, with an empty white gap in the middle, as well as a black carrier bag with the lettering “CPNY”.

Image released of the woman (Image: PA)

She also left behind a used packet of Marlboro cigarettes, a copy of The Guardian and a seven-day bus pass.

Her body was found at just after 9am.

The painting was found at her table in the café (Image: Locate International/PA)

The woman was black, aged between 20 and 40 and was between 5ft 1in and 5ft 3in tall.

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