Crimestoppers offers £20,000 for murder case help

Maris Ile was living in the Highgate area of King's Lynn and was last seen on 20 November 2024

Crimestoppers has offered a reward of up to £20,000 for information that could lead to those responsible in a "no body" murder investigation.

Maris Ile, 54, was a seasonal worker from Latvia who had been living in the Highgate area of King's Lynn, Norfolk.

He did not arrive at work in Ely, Cambridgeshire, after setting off from home on 20 November, and was reported missing three days later.

Norfolk Police said it believed the 54-year-old had come to harm and launched a murder investigation in March, despite not having found a body.

On 11 March, four men and a woman were arrested at addresses in King's Lynn, Norwich and Peterborough on suspicion of murder in connection with the disappearance.

They remain on bail until 11 September, police said.

Maris Ile's mother, Galina, described her son as "caring" and said he loved motorbikes

Last month Mr Ile's mother, Galina, described her son as "caring" and said he loved motorbikes as she appealed for information over his disappearance.

In a translated appeal, she said: "This is very important to me.

"If he is no longer alive, then I want the police to find his body, so he would be cremated and brought back home to Latvia so he could rest on Latvian soil, so that he can be buried with his father in the cemetery."

Crimestoppers has offered a reward of up to £20,000 for information that leads to an arrest or conviction, which will be available until 4 November.