Nurse Rui Li was last seen leaving Poole hospital in Dorset on Friday 23 May. Photograph: Dorset Police/PA
Detectives investigating the disappearance of the nurse Rui Li have found a body hidden in a car, police say.
Officers believed the body was that of the 44-year-old, who has been missing since the evening of Friday 23 May, Dorset police said on Saturday.
Two men remain in custody on suspicion of murder.
Police said they discovered the body "concealed within a silver Fiat Punto", with the registration number W887 PDL, along Verwood Crescent in north Bournemouth.
DI Marcus Hester said: "This remains a very proactive investigation and we are still appealing for the public's assistance."
Specialist officers were conducting a forensic examination of the car and the surrounding area, around four miles from Li's home address in Burnham Drive.
Li's next of kin have been informed, police said.
The nurse was last seen alive at home by her 18-year-old daughter and was reported missing four days later.
Li's distinctive Porsche Boxster, with the personalised number plate L1 RUI, was found outside a property in Wolverton Road. Several vehicles have also been seized.
Police had earlier released CCTV of Li leaving the car park at Poole hospital, where she worked, at 6.17pm on Friday 23 May.
Detectives said she moved to the UK from China a decade ago and had worked at the hospital since 2009.
They said she lived "quite a private personal life" and officers were trying to build a picture of her lifestyle.
Hester said detectives would continue to appeal for anyone who has any information about Li's movements.
"We now wish to speak with anyone who has any information about the silver Fiat Punto, W887 PDL," he said. "This car may have been seen in the area of Cromer Motors on St Clements Road and on or around Knyveton Road in Boscombe between May 25 and 28.
"We also believe that this vehicle travelled between Verwood and Hengistbury Head on 28 May.
"We are also appealing for information about the movement of a large white Ford Transit van, Y491 GFT. We believe that this van may have been seen in and around the Cromer Motors site and also Burnham Drive between May 24 and 27.
"Anyone with any information about these vehicles should contact Dorset police as soon as possible."
Police have arrested wo Bournemouth men, aged 20 and 60, and continue to question them. The men are known to Li and to each other, police said.
Officers believed the body was that of the 44-year-old, who has been missing since the evening of Friday 23 May, Dorset police said on Saturday.
Two men remain in custody on suspicion of murder.
Police said they discovered the body "concealed within a silver Fiat Punto", with the registration number W887 PDL, along Verwood Crescent in north Bournemouth.
DI Marcus Hester said: "This remains a very proactive investigation and we are still appealing for the public's assistance."
Specialist officers were conducting a forensic examination of the car and the surrounding area, around four miles from Li's home address in Burnham Drive.
Li's next of kin have been informed, police said.
The nurse was last seen alive at home by her 18-year-old daughter and was reported missing four days later.
Li's distinctive Porsche Boxster, with the personalised number plate L1 RUI, was found outside a property in Wolverton Road. Several vehicles have also been seized.
Police had earlier released CCTV of Li leaving the car park at Poole hospital, where she worked, at 6.17pm on Friday 23 May.
Detectives said she moved to the UK from China a decade ago and had worked at the hospital since 2009.
They said she lived "quite a private personal life" and officers were trying to build a picture of her lifestyle.
Hester said detectives would continue to appeal for anyone who has any information about Li's movements.
"We now wish to speak with anyone who has any information about the silver Fiat Punto, W887 PDL," he said. "This car may have been seen in the area of Cromer Motors on St Clements Road and on or around Knyveton Road in Boscombe between May 25 and 28.
"We also believe that this vehicle travelled between Verwood and Hengistbury Head on 28 May.
"We are also appealing for information about the movement of a large white Ford Transit van, Y491 GFT. We believe that this van may have been seen in and around the Cromer Motors site and also Burnham Drive between May 24 and 27.
"Anyone with any information about these vehicles should contact Dorset police as soon as possible."
Police have arrested wo Bournemouth men, aged 20 and 60, and continue to question them. The men are known to Li and to each other, police said.
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