Red rug may be vital clue in hunt for missing Natalie

Police trying to find the body of a mother of three from Milton Keynes, who they believe has been murdered, today/Thursday said they were looking for a red rug.

The rug is missing from the front room of Natalie Hemming's home in Alderney Avenue, Newton Leys, Milton Keynes. It is described as being 12ft x 10ft, with a three-inch soft pile.

Thames Valley police want to hear from anyone who has seen the rug dumped, being transported or being discarded.

They have also expanded the search area to Aylesbury, Oxfordshire and the south Bedfordshire border.

The 31-year-old mother of three, was last seen shortly after 4pm on Sunday, May 1 in Hemel Hempstead, where she went to visit her mother.

On Wednesday specialist search officers scoured an area around Salden Wood near Newton Longville, Bucks and a disused rail line, which are near the family home on the edge of Milton Keynes.

Her partner Paul Hemming, 42, has appeared in court charged with her murder.

Here is Det Supt Chris Ward making an appeal for help in finding the missing rug:

Here's a report by Sarah Cooper: