14 DAY TRIAL // Irish woman Catherine Gowing disappeared on Friday, October 12, in the town of New Brighton, Flintshire, North Wales. Police made a breakthrough in the Gowing case, as they discovered a body believed to be Catherine's.
The 37-year-old vet had worked at Evans Veterinary Practice in the neighboring town of Mold for a year and a half, before vanishing. She was reported missing when co-workers noticed she hadn’t showed up at work.
Acting on a tip, on October 31, police searched the fields around Manor Road, Sealand, to uncover human remains.
“Yesterday search team officers discovered human remains in a shallow pool within the field known locally as the Lum,” police reports say.
Whether the body found in the field belongs to Gowing or not is yet to be confirmed, the Telegraph notes.
"At this time, those remains have yet to be formally identified as this will require medical as well as forensic examination. A post-mortem is planned for later today. […] However, Catherine Gowing's family have been informed of this distressing development and clearly our thoughts are with them at this very difficult time,” the North Wales Police spokesman states.
Catherine was last seen in a supermarket in New Brighton. Police already have a suspect in custody for her murder – 46-year-old Clive Sharp.
Police haven't given up the search for Gowing, and are attempting to locate her car. Detective Chief Inspector Mark Pierce urges community members that may have witnessed suspicious activity in the Sealand fields to come forward.
“I am once again asking for their assistance. The search for evidence relating to Catherine's disappearance continues and I am very eager to hear of any sightings of her Irish-registered Renault Clio 00D 99970 and Sharp's black Volvo S40 AG58 JHE since Friday October 12 and particularly in the Sealand area.
“In fact, I would like to hear from anyone who saw any suspicious activity in fields in Manor Road, Sealand, to contact police on 101,” he says.