Investigation into disappearance of Fiona Pender upgraded to murder

Fiona Pender was last seen at around 6am on the morning of Friday, August 23 1996, at her flat on Church Street in Tullamore

Fiona Pender was last seen at around 6am on the morning of Friday, August 23, 1996, at her flat on Church Street in Tullamore. File picture: Irish Times Group 

The investigation into the disappearance of Fiona Pender almost 30 years ago in Co Offaly has been upgraded to murder. 

Ms Pender was last seen at around 6am on the morning of Friday, August 23, 1996, at her flat on Church Street in Tullamore.