 She took the train from Barking and returned to London later that day, but all communication with her stopped that evening. A murder investiation was then launched by police in October last year, and on Tuesday her remains were found after a churchyard was searched at Friern Barnet Lane, North London. Her family, who were said to be "distraught" over her disappearance, have been made aware of the latest discovery. Norma Girolami vanished in August last year ( BPM MEDIA) The Met Police's Detective Chief Inspector Kate Blackburn said: "Despite accepting that Norma was no longer alive, I know that her family are deeply affected by the news that her remains have been found. Our thoughts are very much with them. 'My team has spent more than a year searching for Norma and there is a sense of relief that we have found her remains which will undergo fore){kind=link}
Norma Girolami, 70, went missing from her flat in mid-August last year having left food in the fridge, with police discovering human remains during a search of a churchyard earlier this week
Human remains have been found in a churchyard during the search for Norma Girolami who vanished without warning 15 months ago.
The 70-year-old went missing from her flat in Highgate, London, in mid-August last year, with a murder probe launched two months later.
But on Tuesday, police found her remains during the search of a churchyard in north London.
It had previously been reported that Norma, who lived alone and had no children, had taken out a £35,000 loan after going missing.