A STUDENT nurse who went missing almost eight weeks ago has been found in Hampshire.

The Metropolitan Police have said Owami Davies from Essex has been found “safe and well”.

The 24-year-old was last seen walking north along London Road in Croydon on July 7.

Detective Chief Inspector Nigel Penney from the force’s Specialist Crime Command said: “This is clearly the outcome we were hopeful for – the finding of the missing lady, Owami Davies.

“I’d like to say she has been found safe and well outside the London area in the county of Hampshire and she’s currently with specialist officers from my team.”

He added: “She looks in good health, she’s in a place of safety, and not currently in the vulnerable state that we were led to believe she was in at the start of her disappearance.”

Met Commander Paul Brogden said “all aspects” of the investigation are now to be reviewed to assess whether there is “any learning that we need to take” from how it was handled.

Five people were arrested and police issued numerous appeals for information, but officers struggled to locate the missing 24-year-old as they trawled through 117 reported sightings.

Detectives said on Monday that Owami could be sleeping rough, with no money on her Oyster card and no access to her phone or bank cards.

She was located today in Hampshire.

Owami had last been seen on July 7 after leaving her family home in Grays, Essex on July 4 having told her mother she was going to the gym.

She was found asleep in a doorway in Clarendon Road, Croydon on July 6 while waiting for a friend, but told Met officers that she did not need help and left.

Her family had reported her disappearance but Owami had not been marked as a missing person on the police database at that time.

Five people were arrested and bailed in connection with her disappearance – two on suspicion of murder and three on suspicion of kidnap – but police said there was no evidence that she had come to harm.

Officers confirmed on Tuesday that all five were released and are still on police bail, with a decision on what will happen next following a “full debrief”.

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