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The Independent
10 hours ago
- The Independent
Family in direct plea to missing woman after man arrested on suspicion of murder
The family of a missing woman have made a direct appeal for her to come home as a man was questioned on suspicion of kidnap and murder. Reanne Coulson, 34, was last seen in Coventry in May and concerns were raised by her family after she failed to make contact with them on her birthday on June 17. A man aged 53, who was known to Reanne, has been arrested on suspicion of murder and kidnap, but West Midlands Police say they are still searching for her. Her twin sister Kirsten Coulson said the family are 'worried sick' and have vowed to find her 'no matter what' in an emotional press conference more than a month after she was last seen. In a press conference at West Midlands Police's headquarters in Birmingham, Kirsten, brothers Luke and Tom Coulson and mother Lynne Sparkes, who held up a photo of her missing daughter, sobbed and comforted each other as they pleaded for information. She urged her sister, who was last seen near Vauxhall Street at 9.46pm on May 21, to 'stay strong' and asked anyone with information about her whereabouts to come forward. She said her sister was known to work as a sex worker in the area and lived a 'chaotic' life. She said: 'We know that this is where Reanne is known to work from as a sex worker. If anyone in the area knows or works with Reanne or has seen her, we ask that they get in touch. 'Her lifestyle has not been easy for the past few years and we as a family are aware that she lives a chaotic life. 'Since she was last seen, Reanne has not made any contact with us whatsoever and her birthday is on the 17th of June. We share our birthday together. 'It's just out of the ordinary for her not to come home. 'Please, if anybody knows of anything or what she was doing that day or who she was with, (it) will help. We are worried sick and need your help to find her.' She said: 'She's loved by many, and she's a proper woman. Please just help find her and bring her family some closure. 'Stay strong Reanne, we will find you, no matter what.' Her brother Luke Coulson said: 'I just want to send a personal message to you Reanne if you can hear me out there – please, please, come home or contact mum and dad, we're all worried sick about you and waiting for you. 'Me, mum, Kirsten, dad, Tom, all the kids are worried sick. 'You ain't in any trouble. We just want you home. Please, please, come home, Reanne please.' The force said Reanne is known to have previously travelled around Coventry, Atherstone and Leamington Spa in Warwickshire. Officers investigating her disappearance have released CCTV of her near St Mary and Benedict Church on Raglan Street in Coventry to encourage anyone who may have seen her to come forward. A food bank was in operation at the time and Reanne was last seen leaving the church with food and a carrier bag. She is believed to be wearing a black hoodie with large red writing on rear, black jeans with tears to the front, and white footwear as well as a small black handbag worn to the left side. Speaking at the press conference after the family, Detective Superintendent Jim Munro, from West Midlands Police, said people who may have been in the area at the time Reanne was last seen may be reluctant to come forward because sex workers operate from there. He said: 'I urge people to come forward and speak with the police. Her family have already explained that she's led a chaotic lifestyle and we believe people may be reluctant to speak to us because of that lifestyle or criminality that they may be involved in. 'What we would urge them to do is think of their consciences and provide the police with information in relation to where Reanne is now and where she has been since we last confirmed a sighting of her in Vauxhall Street in Coventry on the 21st of May this year and come forward and speak with the police.' He added: 'Her family have been very clear that Reanne is involved in sex work and as part of our missing person inquiry we are keen to speak to people who have been in the Vauxhall Street area, particularly on the 21st of May, just before 10pm in the evening and into the 22nd of May, where we believe Reanne may well still have been in the area. 'I accept that that may present some difficulties for people who are in that area at that time because we know that the area is frequented by sex workers. However, I urge people to come forward and provide information to the police. 'There are ways people can provide information to the police, Crimestoppers is completely anonymous, it's a charity, it's not linked to the police. 'I would urge people to make sure that we get that information to assist that investigation.' He added that he 'would not speculate' in relation to the arrest of a man who is helping with their inquiries. He said: 'As part of an investigative process, someone has been arrested and he's helping the police with our inquiries, however we have a limited time to speak with that individual and by the early hours of tomorrow morning, that clock is up. 'So, we urge people to come forward to provide us with information in regards to her whereabouts.' A dedicated website has been set up where information can be given at or you can call 101 quoting log 6621 of June 18. Information can also be given anonymously via the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
BBC News
10 hours ago
- BBC News
Family make emotional plea for missing Coventry woman
The family of a woman missing for a month have issued an emotional plea for information. Reanne Coulson, 34, from Coventry, was last seen on 21 May when CCTV captured her at St Mary & Benedict Church in Raglan Street at about 21:45 sister Kirsten Coulson said she was "loved by many" and it was "out of the ordinary" for her to not return home.A 53-year-old man who was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of murder and kidnap remained in custody, West Midlands Police said. Ms Coulson said her sister was known to work as a sex worker in the area where she went missing and urged anyone who had seen her to get in touch."Her lifestyle has not been easy for the past few years and we as a family are aware that she lives a chaotic life."Reanne is not only my sister but my twin sister, a mother, a daughter and an aunt."We are worried sick and need your help to find her."She added that her sister had not contacted her family on her birthday on 17 brother Luke added: "Please, please come home or contact mum or dad, we are all worried sick about you. "You're not in any trouble we just want you home." Police have released CCTV footage of Ms Coulson's last confirmed sighting. The footage also captured two men who the police wish to identify. Det Supt Jim Munro said the force believed people may be "reluctant" to speak to the police due to "the lifestyle or criminality that they may be involved in", however he urged them to "think of their consciences" and "provide the police with information".He added that as part of the missing person inquiry the force was keen to speak to people who had been in the Vauxhall Street area which was "known to be frequented by sex workers", on the evening of 21 May and early hours of 22 May. Det Supt Manro said information could be provided anonymously via added that the 53-year-old man was helping the police with its enquiries, however the force had "limited time" to speak to the individual. A dedicated website has also been set up where people can give have previously said Ms Coulson was known to travel around Coventry, Atherstone and Leamington Spa in Warwickshire. Follow BBC Coventry & Warwickshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Yahoo
11 hours ago
- Yahoo
Family in direct plea to missing woman after man arrested on suspicion of murder
The family of a missing woman have made a direct appeal for her to come home as a man was questioned on suspicion of kidnap and murder. Reanne Coulson, 34, was last seen in Coventry in May and concerns were raised by her family after she failed to make contact with them on her birthday on June 17. A man aged 53, who was known to Reanne, has been arrested on suspicion of murder and kidnap, but West Midlands Police say they are still searching for her. Her twin sister Kirsten Coulson said the family are 'worried sick' and have vowed to find her 'no matter what' in an emotional press conference more than a month after she was last seen. In a press conference at West Midlands Police's headquarters in Birmingham, Kirsten, brothers Luke and Tom Coulson and mother Lynne Sparkes, who held up a photo of her missing daughter, sobbed and comforted each other as they pleaded for information. She urged her sister, who was last seen near Vauxhall Street at 9.46pm on May 21, to 'stay strong' and asked anyone with information about her whereabouts to come forward. She said her sister was known to work as a sex worker in the area and lived a 'chaotic' life. She said: 'We know that this is where Reanne is known to work from as a sex worker. If anyone in the area knows or works with Reanne or has seen her, we ask that they get in touch. 'Her lifestyle has not been easy for the past few years and we as a family are aware that she lives a chaotic life. 'Since she was last seen, Reanne has not made any contact with us whatsoever and her birthday is on the 17th of June. We share our birthday together. 'It's just out of the ordinary for her not to come home. 'Please, if anybody knows of anything or what she was doing that day or who she was with, (it) will help. We are worried sick and need your help to find her.' She said: 'She's loved by many, and she's a proper woman. Please just help find her and bring her family some closure. 'Stay strong Reanne, we will find you, no matter what.' Her brother Luke Coulson said: 'I just want to send a personal message to you Reanne if you can hear me out there – please, please, come home or contact mum and dad, we're all worried sick about you and waiting for you. 'Me, mum, Kirsten, dad, Tom, all the kids are worried sick. 'You ain't in any trouble. We just want you home. Please, please, come home, Reanne please.' The force said Reanne is known to have previously travelled around Coventry, Atherstone and Leamington Spa in Warwickshire. Officers investigating her disappearance have released CCTV of her near St Mary and Benedict Church on Raglan Street in Coventry to encourage anyone who may have seen her to come forward. A food bank was in operation at the time and Reanne was last seen leaving the church with food and a carrier bag. She is believed to be wearing a black hoodie with large red writing on rear, black jeans with tears to the front, and white footwear as well as a small black handbag worn to the left side. Speaking at the press conference after the family, Detective Superintendent Jim Munro, from West Midlands Police, said people who may have been in the area at the time Reanne was last seen may be reluctant to come forward because sex workers operate from there. He said: 'I urge people to come forward and speak with the police. Her family have already explained that she's led a chaotic lifestyle and we believe people may be reluctant to speak to us because of that lifestyle or criminality that they may be involved in. 'What we would urge them to do is think of their consciences and provide the police with information in relation to where Reanne is now and where she has been since we last confirmed a sighting of her in Vauxhall Street in Coventry on the 21st of May this year and come forward and speak with the police.' He added: 'Her family have been very clear that Reanne is involved in sex work and as part of our missing person inquiry we are keen to speak to people who have been in the Vauxhall Street area, particularly on the 21st of May, just before 10pm in the evening and into the 22nd of May, where we believe Reanne may well still have been in the area. 'I accept that that may present some difficulties for people who are in that area at that time because we know that the area is frequented by sex workers. However, I urge people to come forward and provide information to the police. 'There are ways people can provide information to the police, Crimestoppers is completely anonymous, it's a charity, it's not linked to the police. 'I would urge people to make sure that we get that information to assist that investigation.' He added that he 'would not speculate' in relation to the arrest of a man who is helping with their inquiries. He said: 'As part of an investigative process, someone has been arrested and he's helping the police with our inquiries, however we have a limited time to speak with that individual and by the early hours of tomorrow morning, that clock is up. 'So, we urge people to come forward to provide us with information in regards to her whereabouts.' A dedicated website has been set up where information can be given at or you can call 101 quoting log 6621 of June 18. Information can also be given anonymously via the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
BBC News
2 days ago
- BBC News
Man arrested as Coventry woman missing for over a month
A man has been arrested and a "desperate" appeal issued to find a woman who has been missing for a month and who failed to contact family on her Coulson, 34, from Coventry, was last seen on 21 May in the city. CCTV captured her at St Mary & Benedict Church in Raglan Street at about 21:45 have said it was "very out of character" for Ms Coulson not to have contacted her family on her birthday on 17 June and Det Insp Nigel Box said: "We desperately need to find Reanne to make sure she is OK."He said a man who was known to Ms Coulson had been arrested in connection with her disappearance and was being held in custody. In an urgent appeal, Mr Box said: "Reanne's family are really worried and just want her home. If you have any information, even if it's small please get in touch."He said that Ms Coulson was known to travel around Coventry, Atherstone and Leamington Spa in are speaking to people who know Ms Coulson and examining CCTV.A dedicated website has been set up where people can give information and they can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously. Follow BBC Coventry & Warwickshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
