Human remains discovered in London parkland identified as missing woman Joanne Sheen

The Metropolitan police were called on 12 August after bones were found at the parkland known as The Pits, in south-west London. Photograph: Family Handout/PA

A body found in an area of London shrubland that was partly cleared of foliage by a wildfire in August is that of a woman who disappeared from Hampshire nearly seven years ago, police have said.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder after the remains were identified as Joanne Sheen. She was reported missing in February 2020, having last been seen the previous December.