Remains of 1969 murder victim 'buried in garden'

Children in fight for search

- BY CALLUM PARKE

THE family of a woman kidnapped for ransom and killed more than 55 years ago claim her remains are buried in a garden in East London, the High Court has heard.

Muriel McKay, the wife of newspaper executive Alick McKay, was abducted for a £1million ransom in 1969 after being mistaken for Anna Murdoch, the then-wife of media mogul Rupert Murdoch.

Brothers Arthur and Nizamodeen Hosein were convicted and jailed for Ms McKay’s murder in 1970, but her body has never been discovered despite several police searches.

SYMPATHY

The High Court heard yesterday that Ms McKay’s family now believe that her remains are in the shared back garden of neighbouring properties on Bethnal Green Road, right.