Fresh search at site of body in woods

9:12pm Friday 16th May 2008

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Forensic teams were tonight continuing to examine a woman's body found in woodland to try to find out what killed her.

The detectives investigating the disappearance of Diane Chenery-Wickens were examining the remains to see if they are those of the missing BBC make-up artist.

And Mrs Chenery-Wickens' estranged husband was continuing to be questioned on suspicion of her murder despite officers being unable as yet to confirm that the 48-year-old is the body in the woods.

The remains were discovered in undergrowth next to a quiet lane in Little Horsted, near Uckfield, on Thursday morning by a dog walker.

Today extra police search teams were sent to the site to scour the area 50m around the remains to collect extra evidence.

A group of officers with dogs searched the trees and undergrowth near the body while police divers examined a murky pond to look for a murder weapon.

The badly decomposed body was not removed but instead forensic officers worked around it to try to collect evidence that could identify her killer.