Police investigating the disappearance of a woman believed to have been killed have appealed to the farming community for information, the BBC reported on Monday (18).
Naheed Khan, 43, was last seen in May last year. Her body is still to be found.
Officers attending a Tees Rural Crime Forum have urged people who may have noticed suspicious activity on their land in May or June 2018 to come forward.
Khan disappeared in May last year, shortly before becoming a grandmother for the first time. She has not used her bank account or her mobile phone since she went missing.
The last confirmed sighting of Naheed was on May 3 in Thornaby.
Last week, Crimestoppers offered a £10,000 reward for information on where her body could be located.
Ruth McNee of Crimestoppers said: "This is such a sad case and our hearts go out to family and friends affected by Naheed’s suspicious disappearance.
"Whilst this may appear something of a mystery, we believe there will be someone, somewhere who is in the know. We are appealing directly to you to please do the right thing. Naheed was a loving mother, daughter, sister and aunt. She has missed out on seeing her granddaughter Aria. Her disappearance has been treated as a murder investigation since January 2019.
"Anyone who wants to say what they know without speaking directly to the authorities can use our charity’s unique service. We take crime information from people every day and we make a huge difference by helping to keep communities safe thanks to information we receive. Everyone who contacts us stays 100% anonymous. Always."
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