Friends of missing Sarm Heslop have new hope for answers after police resignation

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Friends behind the campaign #JusticeForSarm said police commissioner Ray Martinez previously “failed to engage” with the search for Ms Heslop - but he has now resigned amid separate allegations of corruption. open image in gallery Ms Heslop was last seen in March 2021 A #JusticeForSarm spokesperson said: “We have been seeking this meeting for over 18 months and despite assurances from police commissioner Ray Martinez, he failed to engage with us. “Adhering to our zero-tolerance policy against corruption, the governor has accepted Mr Martinez’s resignation to ensure the integrity of our law enforcement efforts.” Ms Heslop, a former flight attendant from Southampton in Hampshire, was last seen boarding Mr Bane’s boat where she had been working as a chef on Caribbean tours, after the couple matched on Tinder eight months earlier. open image in gallery Ryan Bane at a gym in the US In the days after Ms Heslop’s disappearance, Mr Bane told family he was searching for her as he reportedly hired an attorney and declined to be interviewed by Virgin Islands police.