The Met said Ms Davies had been found “as a result of a call to the police by someone who had seen appeals from the media”. They said the call was the 118th reported to have been received by officers and was made at 10.30am on Tuesday. Detectives said she appears “fit and well groomed” and her family have been informed. They have spoken to her.
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My Davies Officers will speak to Ms Davies more fully in due course about her welfare. Detective Chief Inspector Nigel Penney, the Met’s crime specialist, said: “This is the outcome we were all hoping and praying for. “My team has been working continuously to find Owami and we are extremely relieved that she has been found. “I would like to sincerely thank the media and the public who shared appeals to find Owami. “Your help in cases like this is vital and we are very grateful. I would also like to thank colleagues at Essex Police for their invaluable assistance during this investigation. “I would now kindly ask that the privacy of Owami and her family be respected at this time.” Commander Paul Brogden added: “We are aware that concerns have been raised about the investigation into Owami. “We, along with our colleagues at Essex Police, will carry out a review of all our actions since Owami was first reported missing to ensure we have acted correctly and to identify any ways to improve our response to finding him of other missing persons”. Despite the arrests of five people and numerous appeals for information, officers struggled to track down Ms Davies as they waded through 117 other reported sightings. Detectives said on Monday that Ms Davies may be sleeping rough, with no money on her Oyster card and no access to her phone or bank cards. This was a working case, the Met said, adding that officers were keeping an open mind to all possibilities. But after a member of the public responded to a media appeal, they managed to track her down on Tuesday. Mrs Davies left her family home in Chafford Hundred, Grays, Essex on July 4, having told her mother she was going to the gym. Nicol Davies, 46, tracked her daughter using the Find My iPhone app when she failed to make it to the gym. ES Composite Owami’s 15-year-old brother went to Chafford Gorges Nature Park and found her sitting on a bench drinking. He became upset when she refused to return to the family home nearby. Owami was found sleeping in a doorway in Clarendon Road, Croydon on July 6 while waiting for a friend, but told Metropolitan Police officers she did not need help and left. Her family had reported her missing, but Ms Davies was not marked as missing in the police database at the time. Mr Brogden said this would be among the aspects of the case to be looked at when the inquest is reviewed. Both Mr Brogden and Mr Penney said they were “ecstatic” with the outcome of the case, with the Commander adding: “Most importantly, I am delighted for Owami’s mother and her siblings.” Five people have been arrested and released in connection with her disappearance – two on suspicion of murder and three on suspicion of kidnapping – but police said there was no evidence that she had been harmed. Officers confirmed on Tuesday that all men have been released and remain on police bail, with a decision on what happens next following “full debriefing”. Mr Penney added that the Met would speak to Ms Davies and try to establish what led to her disappearance. “We will speak to Owami and try to understand the reasons for how she disappeared, why she disappeared and if there was any concern over the days and weeks she was missing to worry us,” he said. Asked if Ms Davies was aware of the scale of the search to find her, the officer said he believed she “probably was” given the publicity the case had attracted. Mr Brogden added: “Obviously we will be compassionately dealing with Owami from this point forward, with partner organisations, but this is going to be great news.”
