POLICE searching for missing woman Maria Pereira are liaising with the church where she was last seen.

She was last seen on Sunday, December 3, at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Henley.

Officers will be attending the church on Christmas Day to speak to the congregation about whether they know anything about Ms Pereira, 43, who lives in Nettlebed, and the circumstances of her disappearance.

Officers have been searching her house and the surrounding grounds, but so far there are no clues as to her whereabouts.

Acting Det Insp Chris Biddle, of Abingdon CID, said: "There must be someone who knows where Maria Pereira is, or what has happened to her.

"Equally if Maria has left of her own accord I urge her to call us and let us know she is OK."