A body believed to be that of a missing 31-year-old woman has been found after a murder investigation was launched, police said.

Sarah Henshaw was last seen at her home address in Norman Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, at about 9pm on Tuesday.

Police arrested a man on suspicion of her murder on Sunday, before confirming that officers had discovered a body in a layby off the westbound carriageway of the A617, close to junction 29 of the M1, shortly after 12am on Monday.

The suspect remains in custody. Derbyshire police have appealed for information about a blue Ford Transit van that may have been in the area in the early hours of Wednesday 21 June.

A spokesperson said: “A man who was arrested on suspicion of the 31-year-old’s murder remains in police custody and a warrant of further detention has been authorised, giving officers more time to question him.

“Officers remain keen to speak to anyone who may have CCTV or dashcam footage of a blue Ford Transit van, registration beginning YP16, in the early hours of Wednesday 21 June around the area of J29 of the M1 and the A617 towards Chesterfield.”

Anyone with information that may help police is urged to get in touch online, quoting incident number 444 of 23 June, or by using the public portal that has been set up.

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