Second suspect 'left the country' - officers investigating disappearance of man from Chelmsford
A first man was charged yesterday.
Detectives investigating the disappearance of Cumali Turhan in Chelmsford confirm a second person has been identified as a suspect.
We reported that Cumali was last seen late on Tuesday night (19th November) when he was in the Globe Pub on Rainsford Road.
Yesterday morning (23rd November), 44-year-old Ciprian Ilie appeared in court charged with assisting an offender (murder) and preventing lawful and decent burial of a dead body.
He was remanded into custody to next appear at Chelmsford Crown Court on December 23rd.
Police have confirmed that a second man has been identified as a suspect and work is ongoing to locate him.
This man left the country later on the day Cumali went missing.
Police are working with a number of partners in relation to his location.
'We know he left the country'
Detective Chief Inspector Louise Metcalfe, who is leading the investigation, said: “This is a complex investigation which we’re progressing at pace and we’re following a number of targeted lines of enquiry.
“One of those lines is the whereabouts of a second man who we’ve now identified as a suspect.
"We know he left the country soon after Cumali was last seen and we’re working with partners on progressing that aspect of the investigation.”
DCI Metcalfe added: “Our specialist search and forensic officers will continue to work day and night in the coming days as we continue to build a picture of the circumstances which led up to Cumali’s disappearance.”