AN inquest into the death of a Hatfield woman whose body was discovered in woodland weeks after she was reported missing will take place next week.

Janet Read, of Walsingham Close, disappeared on Thursday, June 4, last year.

A missing persons appeal was launched by Hertfordshire Constabulary into the 57-year-old's disappearance.

However on June 29 Mrs Read's body was discovered by a cyclist in woods near Bradmore Lane in Welham Green.

An inquest will be held on Wednesday, June 2, to determine the cause of Mrs Read's death.