{"id":166296,"date":"2025-06-08T00:28:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T00:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/166296\/"},"modified":"2025-06-08T00:28:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T00:28:13","slug":"yajaira-castro-mendez-body-found-in-search-for-missing-woman-from-east-london-mkfm-106-3fm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/166296\/","title":{"rendered":"Yajaira Castro Mendez: Body found in search for missing woman from east London &#8211; MKFM 106.3FM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aiir-c-news-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/skynews-yajaira-castro-mendez_6936604.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"aiir-c-news-article__abstract\">\n            A body has been found in the search for a missing Colombian woman from east London.\n        <\/p>\n<p class=\"first\">Yajaira Castro Mendez was reported missing to police on 31 May after she left her home in Ilford on the morning of 29 May.<\/p>\n<p>A man known to her appeared in court on Friday charged with the 46-year-old&#8217;s murder.<\/p>\n<p>Her body was found during searches in the Bolderwood area of Hampshire on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Her family has been informed of the discovery, but formal identification has yet to be made.<\/p>\n<p>Detective Inspector Jay Gregory, who is leading the investigation, said: &#8220;This is a very sad development in the investigation and are thoughts are very much with Yajaira&#8217;s family and friends at this incredibly difficult time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We continue to appeal to anyone with information that could assist the investigation to please come forward.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more from Sky News:<\/strong><br \/><strong>Trump warns of &#8216;consequences&#8217; if Musk funds rivals<br \/>Reform UK chairman reverses decision to quit<br \/>Meghan shares video of family trip to Disneyland<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Police were in Gray&#8217;s Inn Road, Camden, on Friday as part of their investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Mendez&#8217;s disappearance was initially treated as a missing persons investigation.<\/p>\n<p>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/skynews_2018-small.png\" alt=\"Sky News\" style=\"width:85px;height:20px;vertical-align:middle;\"\/>\n                <\/p>\n<p>\n                (c) Sky News 2025: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/yajaira-castro-mendez-body-found-in-search-for-missing-woman-from-east-london-13380576\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yajaira Castro Mendez: Body found in search for missing woman from east London<\/a>\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A body has been found in the search for a missing Colombian woman from east London. 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