Family plea for help
to catch killer -
Evening Star
A MEMBER of Inga Losiene's family was today set to
make an emotional appeal for information about her
final movements.
Police have now said they are "satisfied" the body
found in the boot of a car, at 10.30pm on Sunday in
Riviera Drive, Southend, is that of the missing
32-year-old mother-of-two.
A relative of the Lithuanian, missing since May 27,
was today due to speak through an interpreter in a
bid to help detectives with their murder probe.
Pleas to Ipswich's Iraqi-Kurd community have so far
failed to reveal the whereabouts of her partner
Farik Farukh, 32. |
Photo: BBC : Farik Farukh disappeared two days after
Inga Losiene
Anyone with
information about Mr Farukh is asked to call Essex
police on 01268 775588. |
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He is known to have visited driven to Ipswich,
before returning to Southend.
The alarm was raised after Mr Farukh did not collect
his partner's children from the babysitter in the
Essex town, on May 29.
Police inquiries are now focused on finding Mr
Farukh.
Today, neighbours of the couple, of York Road,
Southend, spoke of their shock at the developments
in what began as a missing persons' inquiry.
Ricky Andrews, 43, of York Road, said: "Our children
played with each other as they're about the same
age.
"We often saw them around and they always smiled and
said hello."
Mr Farukh had recently bought some skates for him
and the children and they were often seen playing in
the street. The children had also recently been
bought new bikes.
Mr Andrews' wife Debbie, 43, added: "The children
were always happy. They bought them a new trampoline
a couple of weeks ago.
"Inga always used to walk the little boy to school.
If we bought their children sweets then they would
always buy our kids some back."
Pat Daniels, 47, who lives opposite the family's
home, said: "We don't really know what has happened.
It's very bad. Things like this don't usually happen
here."
Anyone with information
about Mr Farukh is asked to
call Essex police on 01268
775588.
Mother's body hidden for a week -
East
Anglian Daily
THE body of a 32-year-old mother-of-two probably lay
in the boot of a car parked outside a railway
station for more than a week, detectives have
revealed.
Police believe that cleaner Inga Losiene - who had a
six-year-old son and an 11-year-old daughter - was
killed at her home in Southend, and was then left in
a red Vauxhall Astra less than 500 yards away.
Police are searching for Ms Losiene's partner Farik
Farukh, also 32. He is known to have driven to
Ipswich with her children on the day she disappeared
and stayed overnight.
The next morning his car broke down in the Trimley
area and they eventually got a train back to
Southend. He left the children with relatives and
then went missing himself the following day.
Ms Losiene's father, Alexus Chmieliauskas, 56,
appealed yesterday for Mr Farukh to contact police.
Ms Losiene vanished on Friday, May 27. Mr Farukh
went missing two days later.
Ms Losiene's body was found outside Southend East
rail station last Sunday. Police believe the car was
left there in the early hours of Saturday, May 28.
Detective Superintendent Simon Dinsdale, who is
leading the inquiry, said Mr Farukh was an Iraqi
Kurd who lived with Ms Losiene in Southend but also
had connections with Ipswich and the West Midlands.
Mr Dinsdale said he had no reason to believe Mr
Farukh had come to any harm and wanted to speak to
him as a matter of urgency.
He said it was likely at least one other person had
been involved in moving Ms Losiene's body from her
home to the car.
Ms Losiene came from Kounas, Lithuania, and had
lived in Britain since 1999, police said.
Her father travelled from Lithuania last week to
help search for his daughter and broke down
yesterday as he appealed for help finding her
murderer.
"I want to appeal directly to Farik to come forward
and tell the police what he knows," said Mr
Chmieliauskas.
"I need to know what my daughter was killed for.
What did she do to deserve to die?
"Inga possessed the best qualities ever. She was a
loving and honest mother.'
He added: "It is important for the sake of her
children that we get some answers.
"People in the community must know what happened. I
want to ask them to trust the police and tell them
any information they have.
"We cannot accept what has happened until we have
some answers.'
Mr Chmieliauskas was speaking through an interpreter
at a police media conference in Southend.
Mr Dinsdale said: "I would also appeal to Farik
Farukh. We have been looking for him since Inga's
disappearance and I would appeal for him to come
forward and speak to police.'
Mr Dinsdale said Ms Losiene's children were staying
with relatives and were being interviewed by
specialist police officers.
"They are helping us with our inquiries,' he added.
"They are being talked to by members of our Child
Protection Unit.'
He said the car in which Ms Losiene's body was found
had been bought in Leicester on May 12 by four men
who were described as being of Arabic appearance.
He urged anyone who had seen the car in the past few
weeks to contact police.
Police said the car did not belong to Ms Losiene or
Mr Farukh as far as they were aware.
Mr Dinsdale said Mr Farukh was known to have
"extensive contacts' with the Iraqi community in
Britain and he urged anyone with information about
him to contact police.
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