Police are carrying out enquiries at a Shoebury house in connection with their investigation into the disappearance of a 64-year-old woman.
Police officers and a forensic team have been seen outside Linnet Close in Shoebury today.
This comes after a man, in his 70s, was arrested today as Essex Police gave an update on their investigation into Patricia Finnie's disappearance in 2017.
An area of Hockley Woods is also being searched and that work will continue over the next few days.
The force has now confirmed officers are carrying out enquiries at a house in Linnet Close in connection with their investigation.
A spokesman for Essex Police commented: “Officers are carrying out enquiries at an address in Linnet Close, Shoebury in connection with the investigation into the disappearance of Patricia Finnie.”
Patricia was 64 when she went missing from Southend on May 11, six years ago.
She was last seen at around midday in the Bellevue area having gone to visit a friend at an address in Riveria Drive earlier in the day.
The circumstances around Patricia going missing has been reviewed by specialist detectives in the years since and police are now treating her disappearance as a homicide.
A man in his 70s man has been arrested on suspicion of her murder and he is currently in custody.
Detective Superintendent Rob Kirby, Head of Major Crime, said: “Patricia is a mother and grandmother and her disappearance has had a really big impact on her family.
“They understandably have questions about what’s happened to her, and we’re committed to doing everything we can to provide them with answers.
“There is a team of dedicated detectives and staff working hard to establish what happened to Patricia and bring those responsible to justice.
“Patricia disappeared on 11 May 2017 and hasn’t been seen or heard from since.
“Her disappearance has been reviewed by specialist detectives.
“As a result of that review, they have concluded that Patricia is no longer alive and her death is being treated as a homicide.”
Anyone with any information about where Patricia is or what has happened to her, can report it through a special online portal which has been set up: https://mipp.police.uk/operation/4201020122Q36-PO1.
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