Locate International, a UK charity focused on solving missing persons cases, has released a new image in a bid to identify a woman who died after falling from a tower block in north-west London 18 years ago.
The woman, known only as 'Wembley Point Woman', is believed to have fallen from the 21st floor of Wembley Point (now WEM Tower London) into the River Brent on the morning of 29 October 2004. Witnesses reported seeing her distressed in a lift and later in a cafe on the top floor.
Among the items she left behind were a distinctive 2ft by 1ft oil painting depicting two figures and faces with an empty white gap, a black carrier bag marked 'CPNY', a used pack of Marlboro cigarettes, a copy of the Guardian newspaper, and a seven-day bus pass issued on Seven Sisters Road on 26 October 2004.
The woman was black, aged between 20 and 40, and between 5ft 1in and 5ft 3in tall. Her body was discovered just after 9am. Locate International is appealing for anyone who worked in the tower block at the time to come forward with information.
Dave Grimstead, founder and CEO of Locate International, said: 'The only thing we don’t know is who Wembley Point Woman is, or how she came to be at that location at that time. If you have any information that might help – no matter how small – it might be crucial to finally solving this sad case.' He added that she is buried in a common grave at Carpenders Park Lawn Cemetery, near Watford.
