Case of missing Mary from Milton Keynes echoes that of Leah Croucher in lack of clues and sightings

The two cases are almost exactly a year apart, but both have left police baffled.

Mary, 68, has been missing for 11 days now after leaving home in her car early on the morning of February 14.

Her car was later found abandoned in a car park in Calverton Road Stony Stratford. Despite exhaustive searches, including scouring the nearby river, no clues about Mary herself have been found.

Leah Croucher vanished while walking on her way to work a few miles away, in the Furzton area, the morning after Valentine's Day 2019. She was then 19 years old.

A year on, despite intensive searches, appeals and investigations, police admit they are no further forward in knowing what happened to her.

Mary, who is married and well-known in the Stony area, is petite, 5ft 5ins tall and has red hair. She was wearing a black coat.

Mounted police have today joined the search for her, classing her as a 'high risk' missing person.

Mary's friends have appealed on the town's Facebook group for any sightings of her, and her husband is said to be "very grateful" for the offers of help and support.

Anyone who has any information about Mary should contact police on 101 quoting reference 413 14/2/20.