The family of a murder victim claims the farm where her killer said he buried her isn’t worth its true market value because her body has still not been found.

According to reports seen by Sky News, independent valuers believe the property is undervalued by up to 50 per cent and would be difficult to sell anyway.

Muriel McKay’s family has requested the valuations and hopes to use them to persuade the landowner to allow another dig on his land After two fruitless searches.

And they continue to pressure the police to release the murderer, who was released from prison years ago. visit the farm and indicate the grave site.

Muriel’s grandson Mark Boyici He said: “The police did not do a proper dig.

“I was expecting to see a Tutankhamen-style dig where geologists scraped the ground inch by inch, but they used a small mechanical digger for most of it.”

Miss McKay, 55, was kidnapped just before Christmas in 1969 and held at the farm for a £1 million ransom.

She was mistaken for the wife of media baron Rupert Murdoch.

Brothers Nizamodeen and Arthur Hosein were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in one of the first murder trials without a body. Arthur Hosein died in prison.

This year Muriel’s daughter Dianne and grandson Mark Dyer He flew to meet Nizamodeen Hosein in his hometown TrinidadHe was deported after serving his sentence.

Sky News filmed Hosein, 76, using old maps and photographs to show where he buried Muriel’s body near the farmhouse where he allegedly died of a heart attack.

Mr Dyer said: “There aren’t many people in Britain today who have this problem. They have a killer, someone who has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a family member and wants to show them where the body is.”

“The police say no they can’t. This is crazy.”

Last week Muriel’s son Ian met Hosein at his home outside the capital Port of Spain and told him: “Just before you get here, if we can agree on an area with your help, if we can narrow it down to 20ft x 20ft, They can’t reject us.”

Hosein replied: “I’m 100 percent ready to help. I said I wanted to go, but no one agreed. They think I’m joking, that I’m crazy, that there’s something wrong with me. I can go too.” now the grave.”

Police twice excavated Stocking Farm in Stocking Pelham, Hertfordshire, but found no evidence of a body.

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Mr Dyer said: “They didn’t dig all over the place where Nizam (Hosein) said he buried my grandmother.”

Mr Dyer commissioned three valuations of the farm from two contract surveyors and a property auctioneer.

Written reports stated that the property was below its true market value due to ongoing uncertainty as to whether Muriel was buried there and continued media interest in the area.

One wrote: “My view as an auctioneer is that the ongoing problem with the property will neuter any chances of sale for most buyers until a final resolution is reached.”

The valuer added: “In this case it would not be unreasonable to expect a sale that is 50% less than what would otherwise be available.”

Mr Dyer said: “I haven’t put this to the landowner yet but he is a reasonable man and I believe he wants to put an end to this. I hope he will come and say let’s have a chat. We can organize it and do it without any police intervention.”

The Metropolitan Police said: “Officers will meet Muriel’s family to answer their questions about the recent search for Muriel’s remains, which unfortunately have not been located.

“The eight-day search followed a thorough review of all information about the possible location of Muriel’s body, including by officers who interviewed Nizamodeen Hosein over three days in Trinidad.

“Officers are confident that searches carried out in 2022 and 2024 covered all areas of the farm that Hosein had previously mentioned. Expert advice was sought throughout the searches and plans were shared with the family in advance.

“Whilst we are aware that the family continues to have contact with Hosein, we remain concerned about the validity and reliability of his information and memory and it would be disproportionate for us to investigate further. Our investigation has concluded.

“Our thoughts are with Muriel’s family.”

The landowner was asked to respond to the family’s claims.

(c) Sky News 2024: Family says the farm where Muriel McKay is buried isn’t worth its market value because her body can’t be found