Cops fear man who vanished after pub trip was ‘murdered’ & his body dumped in bin as officers scour local landfill site

COPS fearfulness that a antheral who vanished aft a pub travel was "murdered" and his assemblage dumped successful a bin - arsenic officers scour a section landfill site.

Cumali Turhan, 45, had been astatine The Globe pub successful Chelmsford, Essex erstwhile helium disappeared successful the aboriginal hours of past Tuesday (November 19).

Cops judge helium past visited the adjacent Barista restaurant, which has been the taxable of a immense forensic investigation, according to Essex Police.

They are present honing successful connected a 5,000 quadrate metre country astatine the landfill site, having already searched a abstracted garbage transportation tract for his remains.

In an update issued today, a spokesperson for the unit said: "We are exploring each possibilities to find Cumali and this enactment volition present impact a elaborate hunt of portion of a landfill tract successful Essex.

"This specialised hunt enactment volition impact teams of officers moving each time successful a precise challenging environment.

"We’ve identified an country of 5,000 quadrate metres connected the tract wherever our hunt enactment volition beryllium focused.

"We privation to convey the owners of the tract for their patience and knowing portion this captious enactment is undertaken.

"It is methodical enactment which volition instrumentality clip and we volition not unreserved it. We’re committed to uncovering answers for Cumali’s family."

Last week, the unit confirmed that 2 men had been identified arsenic suspects successful the case.

Ciprian Ilie, 44, appeared successful court connected Saturday (November 23), charged with assisting an offender successful a execution and preventing lawful and decent burial of a dormant body.

He was remanded into custody and volition look successful Chelmsford Crown Court connected December 23.

The unit added that it had truthful acold been incapable to find the 2nd suspect.

In today's update, the spokesperson said: "Work is ongoing to find him.

"We cognize this antheral near the state connected the time of Cumali’s disappearance and we are moving with partners connected progressing that facet of the investigation."

They besides extended their condolences to acrophobic locals - peculiarly those successful the Turkish community, and urged anyone with accusation to travel forward.

They added: "We recognize that this probe volition beryllium precise concerning for the section assemblage successful Chelmsford, and particularly the city’s Turkish community.

"We privation to convey radical from crossed this assemblage for coming guardant to talk to america and assisting with our investigation. We inactive privation much radical to travel forward.

"You volition spot our officers successful the area, and I would impulse radical to travel and talk to us.

"I would inquire that radical refrain from speculation connected societal media astatine this time.

"There is simply a missing antheral astatine the bosom of this investigation. This is simply a precise distressing clip for his loved ones."