Found Deceased UK - Petra Srncova, 32, senior nurse assistant, London, 28 Nov 2021 *Arrest*

[MissUnderstood]

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The bushes do look quite dense, and it does seem to be bushes and trees

could she have been up in the tree and her body fell after being up there so long?

 

[Marulinka]

Now in hindsight, maybe police suspected that she possibly harmed herself and and thus there was no wide public appeal at the early stages as opposed to foul play. Only once the MP got involved the publicity ramped up

 

[Rusty Braincells]

I am seeing above reference to 'flatmates'.

Is there any proof there were any 'flatmates', that she lived with others in a multi-bedroom flat?

No proof, but a very fair assumption for a nursing assistant in a multi-bedroom property anywhere in London who didn’t inherit it, and /or who isn’t independently wealthy in some way.

 

[Marulinka]

could she have been up in the tree and her body fell after being up there so long?

Yes that would be an option for sure. Also that way the body would initially be protected from the reach of foxes.

I am sorry Petra that whatever you were going through that time felt like there was no other way out. You deserved better. RIP in heaven..

 

[ziska]

I took this photo from within the park from the path. I’m about where the bench is, courts behind me. Circled red is about where the tent was yesterday, you can see the trunk to the right and the bush to my left.

Yes, there is a bush there but as you can see not far from either the path or St Giles Road which is beyond the gate. Whether suicide or suspicious circumstance, I still think 2 weeks is surprisingly long given how frequented this park is and the fact that there are dogs running around all the time.

Also just to note, I have never seen people rough sleeping in this park.

 

[Marulinka]

I took this photo from within the park from the path. I’m about where the bench is, courts behind me. Circled red is about where the tent was yesterday, you can see the trunk to the right and the bush to my left.

Yes, there is a bush there but as you can see not far from either the path or St Giles Road which is beyond the gate. Whether suicide or suspicious circumstance, I still think 2 weeks is surprisingly long given how frequented this park is and the fact that there are dogs running around all the time.

Also just to note, I have never seen people rough sleeping in this park.

Hmm I think the tent would have been for processing evidence...the actually body surely must have been inside the deeper bush towards the left, what are you thoughts? I still cant believe that it had to be a group of kids who discovered her

 

[ziska]

Hmm I think the tent would have been for processing evidence...the actually body surely must have been inside the deeper bush towards the left, what are you thoughts? I still cant believe that it had to be a group of kids who discovered her

It's so unfortunate but also just a few metres behind me from where I took that photo is a childrens' play area with swings etc. Like I said, it is a small park which has frequent activity.

 

[infinit]

I took this photo from within the park from the path. I’m about where the bench is, courts behind me. Circled red is about where the tent was yesterday, you can see the trunk to the right and the bush to my left.

Yes, there is a bush there but as you can see not far from either the path or St Giles Road which is beyond the gate. Whether suicide or suspicious circumstance, I still think 2 weeks is surprisingly long given how frequented this park is and the fact that there are dogs running around all the time.

Also just to note, I have never seen people rough sleeping in this park.

Thanks for the pic! It's really helpful.

I really have a hard time believing she could have been anywhere on that grass for that kind of time period. It's one thing to see someone lying down in a park in summer, a bit different in December. And it seems quite visible from the path.

I can only assume they put up the tarp along the fence to provide some limited dignity while they did what they needed to while she was in situ and then she was moved to the tent. But others with expertise might be able to confirm what they'd do for a body where it's impractical/impossible to put a tent over where it's actually found.

JMO.

 

[Marulinka]

It's so unfortunate but also just a few metres behind me from where I took that photo is a childrens' play area with swings etc. Like I said, it is a small park which has frequent activity.

It is very sad with the playground and al...the time she was undiscovered...i hope the kids are not traumatised.

Also now that it tends to look like self inflicted it makes me wonder that it was either spur of the moment decision due to severe depression...or an overdose due to her habit of using drugs regularly (no proof or indication of that except that she may have withdrawn the cash for that purpose).

What im trying to say is that spot is almost right outside her house...she may have used it before for substance abuse and this time sthing went wrong (accidental overdose)...of course we do not yet know the cause of death. This is me just speculating and by all accounts she seemed like a lovely and kind person. I actually feel bad for bringing this up but i think it could definitely be an explanation.

 

[Rusty Braincells]

Rough sleeping is a definite possibility and might explain the backpack (pace that we don't know how big it was) but it does strike me as odd to pick a place close to her actual, or most recent, home. In her shoes I would hide out somewhere on the hospital campus, which would be warmer, safer and wouldn't involve paying bus fares.

Who knows why people make the choices they make, though, especially if they're not themselves for whatever reason.

JMO

Although the hospital might have had warm places to sleep that a staff member might know about, I suppose she might have been recognised on the campus by someone she knew.

If the idea was to get away from her existing life, whether by disappearing or sadly ending it, it might not have been the best place. If the hospital was a source of stress or anxiety, then she may not have wanted to be near it. Personally, I still get nervous going to a couple of districts of London where I had jobs that I couldn’t handle, and which caused huge issues for my mental health.

The mindset that I can understand is not, as such, a desire to officially go missing or get away from home, but simply not being able to face life in its present form (and perhaps not seeing another one as being possible), so in that scenario I think the hospital would have been absolutely out.

JMO.

 

[annpats]

.....simply not being able to face life in its present form (and perhaps not seeing another one as being possible)

Yes, deep depression gives you tunnel vision, where you can't see any way out.

Of course, in reality there were multiple choices available to her, even going back home to live/work in the Czech Republic, although maybe she thought others would see that as failure?

Perhaps her old friends and family thought she had this great nursing job and was earning good money (by Czech standards), without realising the downsides of it: long hours, stress, isolation, high rent for 1 room accommodation, financial struggles, no family, no friends made etc.

The grass isn't always greener on the other side and other European immigrants to the UK often fall through the cracks, as they don't get offered the help and support that minorities groups or Asian migrants seem to.

MOO.

 

[Cookiecutter21]

She's not a middle class white British woman, that's the main reason JMO.
Thanks to the Brexit propaganda Eastern Europeans face growing racism unfortunately in England. I speak from experience.

I hope she is found safe but it's been so long, my heart aches for her family.

People go missing every day, it is not possible to write about everybody.

Believe me, there's more truth in that statement than people could imagine..

But for the record, as even her local MP got involved in the appeal for information that was launched after a concerned colleague raised the alarm about her disappearance when she did not turn up for work again, it did get reported then, so we have known about it in the UK since about 4 or 5 days after she went missing.

A body was found on Sunday morning in a park in Camberwell, where she lives, which is believed to be hers. Formal identification has not yet been finalised but the Czech embassy has been told it's her body that has been found. The police are saying that the incident is "not suspicious".

Not suspicious, my foot....

Maybe the police don't want to create panic and/or give away details they may be currently considering as it may upset the course of the investigation.<modsnip - no link>

 

[annpats]

@Dotta: The police are saying that the incident is "not suspicious".

Not suspicious, my foot....

Well, "not suspicious" is police terminology for there was no 3rd party involvement nor any crime committed.

And if they think that, then they must have evidence why.

There would be no point going on a wild good chase for a perpetrator when there isn't one. It'd be a waste of police time, money and resources and won't help the public's fear of safety.

 

[Cookiecutter21]

Well, "not suspicious" is police terminology for there was no 3rd party involvement nor any crime committed.

And if they think that, then they must have evidence why.

There would be no point going on a wild good chase for a perpetrator when there isn't one. It'd be a waste of police time, money and resources and won't help the public's fear of safety.

True.

But it's still an ongoing investigation, they have said what they believe at the moment but they have not reached any final conclusion yet.

A postmortem has not yet been performed, and there are those other incidents they are still looking into.

I am sure we will hear more in due course either way.

Or not, as the case may be...

 

[MsMiniSleuth]

No proof, but a very fair assumption for a nursing assistant in a multi-bedroom property anywhere in London who didn’t inherit it, and /or who isn’t independently wealthy in some way.

Where is it said it has multi bedrooms? Link, please.

 

[MsMiniSleuth]

could she have been up in the tree and her body fell after being up there so long?

Up a tree? Seriously?

 

[SaintGertrude]

I guess she withdrew cash to settle debts before she killed herself

Could there be something more sinister like a hit squad involved here. It says that her death is unexplained at the moment and that initial enquiries for her death have not been suspicious. A postmortem examination will take place in due course.
It is odd that the police arrested a man previously and believed that there had been something unusual with her disappearance.
Police not treating Petra Srncova’s disappearance as suspicious

 

[SaintGertrude]

Up a tree? Seriously?

If there had been some psychotic episode this is not out of the question.

 

[SaintGertrude]

Yes, agreed. I don't think I expressed myself very well. I was just agreeing with the person who suggested she might take her own life in the park because of flatmates, and I also thought it might offer a possibility as to the arrested man's role in this (or lack of).

JMO

The arrested man (or woman) was released without charge but remains on bail. It is not unknown for people to help with a death even if it was her own choice. Maybe she used the money for this reason and the police are considering what charges should be made IMOO.

 

[ziska]

If there had been some psychotic episode this is not out of the question.

This is definitely not possible in this particular park and given the location in the park where the body was eventually found.