Police determined to get answers for family on Saima Ahmed’s death

Police investigating the death of a woman whose body was found about 400 miles from her home said they are determined to get her family the answers they seek.

Officers made the commitment as they issued a renewed appeal to the public for information about the unexplained death of Saima Ahmed a year after her remains were recovered from a location on the outskirts of Edinburgh.

The 36-year-old’s body was found near the city’s Gogarburn Golf Club on 9 January last year and fully recovered two days later. 0 Saima Ahmed was reported missing in August 2015

The librarian was reported missing from her home in Wembley, London, in August 2015 and her family have said they have no idea why she would have travelled to the Scottish capital.

To date, no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death have been discovered. Officers are urging anyone with information that can help establish why Ms Ahmed was in Edinburgh to come forward.

Detective Chief Inspector Martin Maclean said: “I am determined to provide Saima’s family with the answers they crave, and whilst at this time I have no evidence of any criminality, I still do not know why Saima travelled to Edinburgh, where she was intending to visit or whom she planned to meet with.

“I believe someone out there will have seen Saima during her time in the city.”