Claire Knights’ family have been informed about the discovery of a body
Kent Police have recovered a car belonging to a missing woman as part of a murder investigation.
Claire Knights, 54, was last seen in the village of Upstreet, near Canterbury, on Wednesday.
Ms Knights’ silver Suzuki car was found in Shuart Lane in the village of St Nicholas At Wade.
From there, she is believed to have walked to the Minnis Bay area of Birchington, where her spaniel Zebulon was found on the day she was last seen.
Image source, Kent Police
Police have mapped out Claire Knights’ walk from her car to Minnis Bay
A post-mortem examination has been carried out on the body but results have not yet been published.
Officers from Kent Police’s major crime department have launched a murder investigation and say there will be an increased police presence in the area as searches continue.
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