PSNI searching for Shahida Rafaqat find body of woman in River Lagan in south Belfast

Police have today found the body of a woman in the River Lagan within the Annadale Embankment area of south Belfast.

Whilst formal identification has not taken place, the family of 57-year-old Shahida Rafaqat, who has been missing since Saturday, 14th March has been informed.

Police have today found the body of a woman in the River Lagan within the Annadale Embankment area of south Belfast.placeholder image
Police have today found the body of a woman in the River Lagan within the Annadale Embankment area of south Belfast.

The last confirmed sighting of Shahida was in the Holylands area of south Belfast at around 9pm on Saturday, 14 March.

She was described as being around 5ft 4in tall and of slim build.

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