THE disappearance of a 46-year-old woman who has been missing for more than a fortnight is being treated as a potential murder, police have said.

Sarah Wellgreen, 46, has been missing from her home in New Ash Green in Kent since October 9.

She has not been in contact with her family since.

Her car was left at her home address and there have been no new transactions on her bank or credit cards.

Police say she has links to Hampshire - including in Portsmouth and Farnborough.

Detective Superintendent Paul Fotheringham said: "We are investigating the disappearance of Sarah. It is entirely out of character for her to go missing and having conducted extensive enquiries and searches, this case is now being treated as a potential murder.

"Sarah has disappeared without a trace, the only item missing from the home is her black iPhone 4."

A man aged in his 30s was arrested on October 16 in connection with her disappearance and was released on bail pending further enquiries until November 16.