Student nurse missing last seen in Croydon

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How has this woman been missing for three weeks and we have barely had a sniff of it in the media. I hadn't seen anything at all until the last couple of days.

I don't believe that she has been found and can only hope this poor lady is found safe and well.

Just saw this in the Guardian:

Officers have arrested five people – two on suspicion of murder and three on suspicion of kidnap. The most recent arrest was that of a 27-year-old man, on suspicion of kidnap on 6 August. All those arrested have been released on bail pending further investigation.

It’s been in the media alot. At least sevensrticles in DM.various people arrested

I have been following this case since the start. I have seen a few pieces about it but I agree OP, not much and not enough.

I also agree about why this isn’t more “newsworthy”.

It’s very odd though because the police are insisting it’s still a missing persons equity and yesterday appealed for her to come forward if she can, yet done men have been arrested on suspicion of murder, others for kidnap.

I just hope the poor woman is found safe soon.

There's millions of things not put in the media. the media exists to garner revenue and if something doesn't garner revenue it's not considered newsworthy.

Some things happen that never see the light of day in the news, and many therefore believe those things are not real.

Maybe they’ve learnt lessons from previously handling the media badly I actually think they fucked up with the Sarah Everard case. Made it worse for the family so if there’s even a hint that she might still be with us they are talking about her very much as though she’s alive for a good reason to humanise her, theyre showing that she’s a much loved daughter. All indicators that she hopefully is still be with us.

Maybe the arrests were people who've been using her bank card.

Because someone has been arrested, the media has to be careful not to prejudice the case against him, so there was a brief flurry of news when it was realised she was missing, but it then went quiet.

I feel that extensive media coverage may have hampered the investigation for whatever reason so perhaps the police have reduced it somewhat. I have only heard about it through Twitter.

But I firmly believe that people’s race, class and background make a difference when cases are shown in media.

Look at this little boy for example. He went missing on the 3rd of May, the same day as Madeline McCann, but several years earlier. But he’s a working class boy. Very few people have heard of him. www.norfolk.police.uk/news/cold-cases/daniel-entwistle

I agree. There was that poor Asian Teacher that was murdered in much the same way as Sarah Everard, yet do any of us know her name?

Is that the poor lady that had been attacked and left under a bush?

So sad

Yes, @christmas2022 Heartbreaking. As if her family weren't suffering enough, they had the blatant racism of the media not caring much, to boot.

Interesting suggestion here that she may be travelling around by train, appearing confused, possibly because she's missed medication or been drinking.

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Yes.

Sabina Nessa.

RIP and ongoing strength to her poor family.

There IS racism in the police, there IS racism in the media, there IS racism within the general public. (incl direct, institutional and unconscious bias).

But I am not sure that this is the whole story in each case.

I live not far from where Owami Davies has been seen. Our local area is plastered with (police) leaflets asking for sightings. Clearly the police have been in action because they have arrested 5 people, all of whom are bailed pending investigation. They have combed through hours of CCTV. Cleary there is a lot the police are not saying atm because they have put the case under the Specialist Crime Command, which seems to investigate things like Organised crime and human exploitation.

Initial publicity around the disappearance of Sarah Everard (also RIP) was because her friends work on PR and Marketing and immediately went into action. Then there was outrage locally because the police were telling women not to go out alone / after dark - that emphasised it into as women's / feminist issue and stoked a lot of the determination to attend the vigil. Obviously the horror that it was a police officer who kidnapped and murdered her kept the incident high profile in the news and the public mind.

However - it wasn't publicity or media exposure that led to the CCTV that identified that man's car on the S Circular - it was the bus co and police looking at hours of bus footage along her route. And as far as I recall it wasn't publicity that identified where her body was found, it was ;police detection work about land that he owned, and hours of CCTV that established that he had bought builders bags etc.

So...the police aren't a PR or Comms agency, they ask for sightings etc when it might be useful, and alert the media when they can help.

Many circumstances surround each case and I don't necessarily think that any publicity level less than the disappearance of Sarah Everard is always down to racism.

And look how many people seem to find it harder to remember a name that is less familiar to them.

Ongoing hopes and wishes that Owami Davies is found safe.

I heard on lbc radio news just now that the police are concerned she may be wandering around lost somewhere ( maybe she has amnesia ? ) asking the public to look out for her.
I really hope and pray she is found soon
It's been weeks since she was last seen I believe ?

I've seen reports on the news several times.

Today’s news reports are saying that the IOPC is looking at contact the Met Police had with her on 6th July in Croydon. Apparently they spoke to her and it’s on body cam.

From Sky News:

“The Met Police is being investigated after the watchdog learnt officers had previously been in contact with missing student nurse Owami Davies.

“The 24-year-old from Essex was last seen on 7 July in Croydon after leaving her family home in Grays, Essex three days prior, and has not yet been found.

“She was reported missing to Essex Police by her family on 6 July, with the force later handing the file over to the Met on 23 July.

“However, on Saturday, Scotland Yard revealed its officers had spoken to Ms Davies on 6 July, after responding to an address in Croydon to concerns over the welfare of a woman.

“Both the police and ambulance service attended and spoke to Ms Davies, who told them she did not want help (cont.)”

(Sorry can’t do link on this phone.)

OK I can do links now.

Here's the report from the Guardian/Observer today

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/aug/20/owami-davies-police-watchdog-investigates-officers-contact-with-missing-woman

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/aug/20/owami-davies-police-watchdog-investigates-officers-contact-with-missing-woman?utmsource=facebook&utmmmedium=newstab

Not sure what this means?

I'm not sure either, @christmas2022

Is it one of those 'missed opportunity' reviews, perhaps?

Allegations of racism on this thread are as depressing as they are baseless.

Sadly, hundreds of missing people are reported to police everyday. Many return, or are found, some don’t.

This case has already received considerably more police and media attention than the vast majority of missing persons cases. That isn’t a bad thing, but to say this case isn’t receiving attention is stupid in the extreme.

Hopefully Owami will be found safe and well.

People don’t know what’s going on, people jump to conclusions.

The reports are there now but they wasn't for the first few weeks that she was missing.

Just been on the news that the police were called to attend her (she wasn't at home) in July, they wanted to call an ambulance but she refused help.

Possibly mental illness, last video of her she seems to be staggering and not well.