Stefana Otilia Malinci has been missing since September 2017 (Credit:Met Police)
Stefana Otilia Malinici, who was 37 at the time of her disappearance, has not been seen by her friends or family since she left her home on Beccles Drive on 6 September 2017.
CCTV footage showed her making a brief visit to a shop on Green Lane in Ilford on Monday, 9 October 2017.
Since then, there have been no further sightings and she has not made contact with her husband and children.
In a statement, her family said, “She has always been a caring and loving person towards the people around her.
“She brings support and love for the people who need it, like her family, friends and even strangers and she always tries do anything to cheer people up.”
Otilia is classed as vulnerable and police are asking anyone who has provided shelter or support to her to come forward, even if this was not recently.
Detective Inspector Frank Copley, from the Met Police, said, “It is now a number of years since Otilia was reported missing and we are continuing our work to find out where she is.
“We do not have any evidence that she has come to harm and if Otilia is aware of this appeal, ask her to make contact with us.
“Her family here in the UK and in Romania are still carrying on their daily lives without knowing where their loved one is.”
Officers are urging anyone with information on her whereabouts to contact the police.
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