'Murdered’ woman washes up in salt marsh wearing a gaffer tape mask in cold case
Mystery remains over the remains of a homeless woman feared murdered who was washed up on an island with her face wrapped in gaffer tape.
Human bones were discovered in the salt marshes of Foulness Island in Essex in June 2014 prompting a huge search of the area. DNA later identified her as 33-year-old Angela Millington. She had last been seen the previous February in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, and was known among the town's street drinkers and homeless people.
In 2016 police investigating her death released disturbing mock-up images of how the gaffer tape had been used. The images showed how black tape was wrapped around the face of a mannequin. The real mask was later released.
Caked with mud, the disturbing image was made all the worse as officers were unable to say if it had been placed on Angela’s face before or after her death. A coroner recorded an open verdict over Miss Millington's death at an inquest but a post-mortem examination failed to establish how she died.
Investigating officer DCI Simon Werrett said in 2016: "Someone out there knows what happened to Angela. We know Angela lived a chaotic lifestyle, at some times she lived with her partner in Southend and other times she then moved back to live on the streets, mainly down Southend High Street.
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The tape found wrapped around Angela's face (SWNS)“We know from people we have spoken to she was last seen around the end of January and beginning of February at night by the street pastors. We know Angela lived a chaotic lifestyle, at some times she lived with her partner in Southend and other times she then moved back to live on the streets, mainly down Southend High Street.”
A police mock up of the tape around Angela's face (SWNS)"Crimestoppers have put up a reward of £10,000, which is there for anyone who gives the information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for Angela's death. So we would ask anyone who has got any information to contact them or contact us because we would like to bring some justice for Angela and some answers for her family. Anyone with information can call Essex Police on 101, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.”
In the latest update, a spokesman told the Sun : “The case to determine how Angela Millington died remains unsolved. Angela’s body was found washed up on Foulness Island on Saturday 21 June 2014.
"It is still not known how the 33-year-old, who lived in Southend, died or how long she had been there. Essex Police has always treated her death as suspicious. As with all unsolved cases, Essex Police remains committed to finding the answers to Angela’s death."
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