DESPITE 30 phone calls to Crimewatch following the Sinead Healey murder appeal, the detective leading the case said the response was "disappointing".

Detective Chief Inspector Jim Dickie, of the Metropolitan Police, said that following the witness appeal on the BBC 1 programme few calls were actually helpful.

He added that some of those who responded were "nutters" and that one of the major leads now would be any witnesses who spotted a dark 4x4 vehicle near to the site where Sinead's remains were found in Beaconsfield.

Sinead, was dumped in a lay-by, off the A40, near the Pyebush Roundabout, in Beaconsfield, on March 22.

Her sister, Patricia Boyoumy made a heart-felt appeal for witnesses on Crimewatch on May 23 but many of the calls did not provide positive leads.

DCI Dickie told the Free Press: "We did get a few positive calls but there was a lot of rubbish, someone even called up and said 'pass our love to Patricia' when we were just asking for witnesses.

"What we are particularly interested in is the 4x4 vehicle which was seen parked at the side of the road where Sinead's remains were found."

He renewed calls for anyone, particularly in the Beaconsfield area, that could have seen an off-road vehicle like a Landcruiser or Mitsubishi Shogun, parked near the lay-by in the early hours of October 20.

Sinead went missing on October 19 last year as she walked back to her flat, in Gliddon Road, Barons Court, West London, after a night out with friends.

The DCI said personal items had gone missing from Sinead's flat and it looked like someone had tried to make it look like she left of her own accord.

Anyone with information should call the incident room on 0207 321 9251.