Fiona Holm: Police offer £20k reward in bid to find woman's body

Police previously released a CCTV image of Ms Holm going to an off-licence on Verdant Lane before she went missing

A £20,000 reward has been offered for information that helps police find the body of a woman believed to have been murdered.

A murder investigation was launched after 48-year-old Fiona Holm was reported missing in London by her family on 29 June.

Police believe she was killed up to nine days earlier having last been seen on CCTV on 20 June meeting friends.

Her family have said they are going through "mental torture".

In the CCTV footage, she is wearing a green top and dark leggings and is walking alone in Verdant Lane, Catford, south-east London.

The reward of up to £20,000 is being offered for information leading to the recovery of her remains, with her family pleading for people to come forward.

Ms Holm's family say they are going through "mental torture"

Det Ch Insp Kate Blackburn said: "I am keen to hear from anyone who saw Fiona since she was last seen in Verdant Lane, SE6, in June this year.

"We are piecing together a timeline of what may have been her last movements, and your information, no matter how small, could help us establish what happened to her and where she is."

Scotland Yard has previously released footage of Ms Holm in an off-licence earlier on 20 June.

'We need to have a funeral'

Ms Holm was a mother and came from a big family who issued appeals on Facebook in the days before she was formally reported missing.

A spokesperson for the relatives said: "As a family we are facing our first Christmas since Fiona was murdered, and we are tormented by the fact that her body has not been found.

"Somebody out there has the information police need to bring Fiona home, so we can say our final goodbyes and try and find some peace. We are living in mental torture."

They added: "It is difficult enough for us to come to terms with Fiona's murder this Christmas, but not knowing where her remains are is an even greater ordeal. We need to be able to lay her to rest. We need to have a funeral.

"We just hope that someone has the decency to put us out of our misery and provide police with the information they need to recover Fiona's body, and allow her and us to rest."

Anyone with information on Ms Holm's disappearance can contact the Met on phone via 101.

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