Man, 32, arrested over disappearance of midwife Samantha Eastwood, 28, who vanished after shift five days ago

A MAN has been arrested over the disappearance of a midwife who failed to turn up for her night shift five days ago.

Samantha Eastwood, 28, was last seen by colleagues on Friday at around 7.45am after clocking off from the Royal Stoke University Hospital.

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A 32-year-old man was arrested in connection with her disappearance but has since been released under investigation.

A nationwide search was launched to trace the midwife after she failed to show up for her shift on Friday night.

The hunt is focused on Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire despite initial suggestions she could be in Whitby, North Yorks.

Detectives have also been trawling through CCTV footage to establish if she boarded a train after sightings of her at a railway station at midday on Saturday.

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A spokesman for the Royal Stoke University Hospital said: "Our friend and colleague Samantha Eastwood is missing.

“Samantha is a much-loved and valued member of our family and her colleagues are very concerned.

"We are appealing for anyone who has seen or heard from Samantha to get in touch with Staffordshire Police."

Samatha, who is from the Baddeley Green area, is described as white, around 5’3” tall and of medium build.

She has shoulder-length ginger hair, brown eyes and has a fair complexion with freckles.

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West Yorkshire Police said: Staffordshire Police have issued a high-risk missing person appeal for Samantha Eastwood, 28.
"No-one has seen her for over 24 hours. Samantha has links to Whitby."

Anyone who has any information about Samantha's disappearance should call Staffordshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 940 of July 27.

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