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murder investigation is underway as police in Derbyshire urgently search for a 31-year-old who has been missing for nearly a week.
Sarah Henshaw, 31, was last seen around 9pm on Tuesday, June 20, at her home in Norman Street in the town of Ilkeston.
Derbyshire Constabulary says information suggests “she may be seriously hurt or deceased”, and has now confirmed it is treating her disappearance as a murder investigation.
A man has been arrested in connection with the case. He remained in custody on Monday.
Detectives have released a CCTV image of Ms Henshaw, and are calling for any witnesses to come forward.
Her disappearance is said to be “very out of character”.
She is described as white and of a medium build, with long dark straight hair she wears in a bun. She also has a tattoo on her right foot.
She is thought to have been wearing a black lightweight coat, a khaki green top, blue skinny jeans, and black flat pumps when she went missing.
Police are keen to hear from anyone who may have CCTV or dashcam footage of a blue Ford Transit van, in the early hours of Wednesday, June 21, around the area of J29 of the M1 and the A617 in Chesterfield.
Detective Inspector Maria Pleace said: “We have information in relation to Sarah’s disappearance that has led us to believe that she may be seriously hurt or deceased.
“Sarah’s disappearance is very out of character and finding her is our number one priority at this time.
“I would like to appeal to the public for CCTV and dashcam footage as stated or any other information that may be of use to our investigation.”
Anyone who has any information that may assist our investigation is asked to contact Derbyshire Constabulary via its website, Facebook, Twitter, or by phoning 101, and quoting incident number 444 of 23 June.
You can also anonymously contact the independent charity CrimeStoppers, on 0800 555 111, or by visiting the CrimeStoppers website.
