Car boot nurse 'knew suspect'
Police looking for a man in connection with the disappearance of a nurse, who was found alive in the boot of her car after being missing for 11 days, said she knew the suspect.
Magdeline Makola was discovered restrained inside her own Vauxhall Astra car in Airdrie, north Lanarkshire, on Friday afternoon.
Speaking at a press conference, Lothian and Borders Police said they believed she was introduced to the suspect a number of years ago but they were not in a relationship.
They also said there had been activity on her bank cards while she was missing.
Ms Makola of Howden in Livingston, West Lothian, was discovered by police officers who heard noises from the boot of the car.
They smashed the windows to get access and discovered the nurse. She was wearing night-clothes, had been restrained and was hypothermic and dehydrated.
Chief Inspector Tommy Tague of Lothian and Borders Police said they believed Ms Makola could have been in the boot for up to 10 days.
They are now hunting a black man who they believe she met through a mutual friend five or six years ago.
"It has been an exceptionally traumatic period for Magdeline," Ch Insp Tague said. "We were absolutely delighted to find her."
Ms Makola had not been seen since she left work at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary on December 15.
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