Woman forced into car in Stratford: then what?

POLICE ARE still trying to work out what happened to a woman who was reported to have been forced into a car by two men in the Grove, Stratford, E15, back on 8th April.

The incident took place at around 9pm. The car is described as a silver hatchback, possibly a Mercedes. It is thought that part of the registration number read “LL19”. The car appears to have been driven off down Manbey Grove towards Water Lane.  There was another sighting of the vehicle a couple of minutes later, when it was seen going past Maryland \Station in the direction of The Grove – and then turning right.

Detective Constable Kevin Murphy of the North East CID explained, “I need to trace the occupants of this vehicle and the woman who was reportedly forced into the car to ensure she is safe and well. This investigation is well underway including checking for any CCTV opportunities and analysing any relevant missing person reports.

“At this time no relevant matches for missing people have been found and no subsequent missing person reports have been received that would tally with what we know. Until we can confirm the safety of the woman involved and establish the facts of what happened, we will continue to investigate this incident with the utmost seriousness.”

●Anyone who has any information that could assist the investigation is asked to contact the police via 101 and quote reference CAD 8517/8Apr. Alternatively you can contact Crimestoppers on 0800-555 111 and give information anonymously.

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