Petra Srncova: Body found in south London park as police search for missing nurse

Children’s hospital nursing assistant has been missing for more than two weeks

Petra Srncova has been missing for more than two weeks (PA Media)

Police investigating the disappearance of nursing assistant Petra Srncova have been alerted to the discovery of a woman’s body in a London park.

Officers are awaiting formal identification of the body found in Brunswick Park in Camberwell, south London, at around 11.40am on Sunday.

The woman was found by a member of public, the Metropolitan Police said. Her death was still being treated as unexplained on Sunday night, as forensic officers remained at the scene.

Ms Srncova, 32, was last seen in Camberwell – where she lives – at around 8.22pm on 28 November after taking two buses there from her place of work, the Evelina London Children’s Hospital.

A colleague reported her missing on 3 December.

A man who was arrested in connection with her disappearance was released on bail earlier on Sunday.

Ms Srncova’s family in her native Czech Republic have been said by Camberwell MP Harriet Harman to be “desperately worried” as her disappearance is out of character.

The Labour MP has urged members of the public to check CCTV and doorbell cameras for any images of Ms Srncova.

Ms Harman tweeted on Sunday that a body had been found a in small park “near where Petra lived”. She added: “So, so sad.”

A spokesperson said: “Police have been appealing for information to trace missing senior nurse assistant Petra Srncova from Camberwell.

“At approximately 11.40hrs on Sunday, 12 December police were called by a member of the public to reports of the body of a woman that had been found in Brunswick Park, SE5.

“Officers remain on scene at the location. At this early stage, the woman’s death is being treated as unexplained. While formal identification awaits, Petra’s family have been informed of this development.”