House searched in hunt for mum missing since 2019

Police said it was not unusual for Jo Sheen not make contact with friends and loved ones for some weeks

Police are searching a property as part of their investigation into the disappearance of a mother of three.

Jo Sheen, 44, was last seen when she travelled from Fareham to Southampton with a friend on 5 December 2019.

Hampshire police said a warrant was executed on a home in Parsonage Road, Southampton, on Monday, and that they remained at the property on Thursday.

The force said it was continuing to appeal for information and no new arrests have been made.

Ms Sheen's disappearance has never been explained, despite five people previsouly being arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder in 2020.

The three men from Southampton, one man from Basingstoke and one woman from Southampton were all released with no further action.

In August this year, a police boat was deployed to search the Solent, but a force spokesperson said "nothing of note was located".

Ms Sheen was officially reported missing in February 2020

In a film released to appeal for more information, Det Insp Toby Elcock said Ms Sheen was "known by her family and friends as JoJo or Little Jo".

He said despite an extensive investigation, including a search of Southampton's Empress Road, "an area we know Jo spent a lot of her time, we still do not know what happened to Jo or where she is".

Ms Sheen is about 5ft 1ins tall, slim, with long dark brown hair and was officially reported missing on 22 February 2020 after no-one had heard from her.

Police said it was not unusual for Ms Sheen - who did not have a permanent place of address, vehicle or a bank account - to occasionally not make contact with friends and loved ones for some weeks.