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Willington man charged with disappearance of woman from Ashton in 2022

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Police searching for Alisha Apostoloff-Boyarin, inset, has charged David Taylor of Oak Avenue, Willington with murder <i>(Image: Northern Echo/GMP)</i>
Police searching for Alisha Apostoloff-Boyarin, inset, has charged David Taylor of Oak Avenue, Willington with murder (Image: Northern Echo/GMP)
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Detectives investigating the disappearance of a woman two years ago have charged a County Durham man with murder.

David Alex Taylor, 61, of Oak Avenue, Willington, is suspected of killing 24-year-old Alisha Apostoloff-Boyarin, who disappeared on February 2, 2022.

She was seen eight days earlier, in a gold Volkswagen Passat, being driven through Derbyshire.

The Northern Echo: Alisha Apostoloff-BoyarinAlisha Apostoloff-Boyarin (Image: GMP)

The Northern Echo: Police in Oak Avenue, Willington, as part of the murder inquiry Police in Oak Avenue, Willington, as part of the murder inquiry (Image: Sarah Caldecott)Get more from The Northern Echo and stay informed with subscription now available on special offer for two months for just £2. Click here 

Since her disappearance, police have carried out extensive searches for Alisha - who was from Ashton-under-Lyne, in Greater Manchester - in both County Durham and Derbyshire

Her body has not been found.

Greater Manchester Police said Taylor has been remanded into custody and is due to appear at Manchester Crown Court today.

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