Police name woman, 17, found dead at Sandringham

A WOMAN found dead on the Queen’s Sandringham estate was named last night.

The body has been confirmed as that of Latvian Alisa Dmitrijeva, 17, from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk police said.

Her remains were spotted by a dog walker in woods on farmland near Anmer, about a mile from the main gate to Sandringham House.

Following forensic tests, police identified the victim, who went missing from her home in August.

Scientists identified the teenager using palm records and DNA from her femur, police said.

She was last seen on 31 August last year in Friars Street, King’s Lynn.

She was reported missing by a family member on 6 September.

Since then there have been a number of unconfirmed sightings and police have offered a £5,000 reward for information on her whereabouts.

Police, who have spoken to the Sandringham gamekeeper, estate manager and beaters for potential leads, are keen to speak to anyone with information.

The site where her body was found is used regularly for pheasant and partridge shoots, often attended by members of the royal household.

A pheasant shoot is known to have taken place on 28 December.

Ms Dmitrijeva’s family said they were “devastated” at the news.

Detective Chief Inspector Jes Fry, senior investigating officer in the case, said: “I shall now be liaising with officers from Cambridgeshire who have been working on trying to locate Alisa in recent months as a missing person.”