Remains found in a Huntingdonshire nature reserve were identified as those of a woman who had been reported missing to police, an inquest hearing has revealed.  

The family of Liang Yuan, 32, reported her missing to the Metropolitan Police on May 10 of this year.  

Her body was discovered three months later on August 13 in the wooded area of Shepherd’s Close, near Easton.  

Caroline Jones, an area coroner for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, opened an inquest into Ms Yuan’s death today (Thursday) at Lawrence Court, in Huntingdon.  

At the brief hearing, Ms Jones explained the provisional cause of death remains unascertained and requires further evidence.  

She said: “This matter remains subject of a police investigation, the inquest is opening today and will be suspended pending the outcome of that investigation. 

"It will be heard in due course by my fellow coroner Simon Milburn and I therefore adjourn this matter to a date to be fixed in due course.  

“I extend my condolences to the family of Ms Yuan.”