THE SEARCH for the body of a murdered Glasgow woman has been called off by police. 

Police Scotland previously announced that forensic experts had begun digging a wooded area near Dunoon in Argyll to recover the remains of Lynda Spence.

The 27-year-old financial adviser was kidnapped from the Broomhill area of the city, then tortured and murdered at a house in West Kilbride, Ayrshire in 2011.

In 2013, Colin Coates and Philip Wade were sentenced to life imprisonment for her murder but, to this day, her body has never been found. 

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Specialist teams have been searching the woodland area, but have now been told to stand down after no remains were recovered, the Daily Record reports. 

Detective Superintendent Suzanne Chow said: “Extensive enquiries have been carried out at this site since March 2022, involving Police Scotland officers, specialist search teams and forensic scientists from across the United Kingdom.

"The final searches have now been completed and, unfortunately, we have not recovered Lynda’s remains or any new evidence.

“This was a lengthy and complex operation due to the remote location and I would like to thank everyone involved for their efforts.

"Lynda’s family have been informed of this development and ask that their privacy is respected during this difficult time.“