Samantha set to be declared dead by police

POLICE hunting for a woman who went missing last summer are set to declare her dead, it was reported today.

Samantha Wright, 25, has not been in touch with anyone, withdrawn money from her bank account or used her mobile June 12, 2008.

Police said they were treating her disappearance as suspicious.

A police source reportedly said: "Samantha has been gone for over a year and, with no movement from her or any sightings, we have to believe she is dead and the answer to her disappearance lies locally."

The source reportedly confirmed that her boyfriend had been questioned at length, and that his house had been subject to a thorough search as part of the investigation.