Three men held for conspiracy to murder after Joanne Sheen goes missing from Fareham
POLICE officers investigating the disappearance of a Hampshire woman have arrested three men on suspicion of conspiracy to murder.
Joanne Sheen, who was the subject of a missing person investigation, was reported missing by her family on February 22 this year after they had not heard from her for several months.
The police have been appealing for information as to her whereabouts since April.
Joanne, who had no permanent address, was known as Little Jo or Jo Jo.
A statement from Hampshire Constabulary said: ‘The last known corroborated sighting we have of Jo is on Thursday 5 December 2019 when she travelled from Fareham back to Southampton with a friend.
‘However today we have made three arrests and we are now treating this as a murder investigation. Joanne is still missing and her body has not been recovered.
Officers from Hampshire Constabulary’s Major Crime Team have arrested a 50-year-old man from Southampton, a 63-year-old man from Southampton and a 29-year-old man from Basingstoke – all arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder.
All three are in custody.
Anyone with information to support the investigation should call 101 and quote Operation Blackboard or reference 44200068330.
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