Muriel McKay's family to 'move rapidly' to retrieve her remains

The family of a woman who was kidnapped over 50 years ago and believed to be buried on a Hertfordshire farm say they won't stop until 'she is laid to rest properly'.

Muriel McKay was kidnapped in December 1969, from her home in Wimbledon, after being mistaken for the wife of Rupert Murdoch.

Muriel was kidnapped by Arthur and Nizamodeen Hosein, who served sentences for her murder.

Nizamodeen has confirmed he believes Muriel is still buried on a Hertfordshire farm his brother owned 54 years ago, and is said to have recently confirmed he believes she is buried 4ft underground.

The Metropolitan Police have carried out three searches of the farm in Stocking Pelham, without success in finding Muriel.

In a meeting with Police this week, the family say they have been told the force 'will not be pursuing this matter and further'.

Muriel's family have now said they will continue to search for her remains and will 'move rapidly' towards retrieving her from the land 'where she is lying'.

Trips to Trinidad

Muriel's daughter and grandson, Dianne McKay and Mark Dyer, both flew to Trinidad earlier this year, where Nizamodeen Hosein was deported after serving his sentence for Muriel's murder.

They met with her killer, and confirmed locations and exact spots where he can remember burying Muriel.

This face-to-face meeting later sparked a trip from Detectives from Met Police, following the family's footsteps to speak with Nizamodeen in person, before conducting their search for her remains in July.

Unfortunately, the search was unsuccessful, with Mark Dyer saying the area searched was too small.

Now, Muriel's son Ian McKay has flown to Trinidad too, in a continued attempt to find out even more detail from his mother's killer.

Ian flew out and spoke with Nizamodeen on November 7th, in a meeting that saw Ian ask Nizamodeen to imagine the position they are in.

Met say their investigation's concluded

In a statement to Greatest Hits Radio, the Met Police said officer's were meeting with Muriel's family to discuss their final questions about the unsuccessful search.

A spokesperson said: "The eight-day search took place after an extensive review of all the information about the possible location of Muriel’s body, including officers interviewing Nizamodeen Hosein over three days in Trinidad. Officers are confident the searches conducted in 2022 and 2024 covered all the areas of the farm Hosein had previously referred to. Expert advice was sought throughout the searches and plans were shared in advance with the family.

"While we are aware the family have been further speaking to Hosein, it remains the case that we have concerns about the validity and reliability of his information and memory and it is not proportionate to carry out any further searches. Our investigation has concluded.

"Our thoughts remain with Muriel’s family."

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