Hunt for woman wanted over hit and run ‘murder’ of mum Alana Armstrong
Murder detectives have released a CCTV image of a woman they are seeking to trace after a mum was killed when she was knocked off an e-bike in a hit and run.
Alana Armstrong, 25, died at the scene of the collision in Pleasley, Derbyshire, at around 8pm on Tuesday.
She was riding pillion when the e-bike was rammed by a dark coloured 4×4, believed to be a Land Rover Discovery.
The rider of the bike, a man in his 20s, was taken to hospital where he needed to have his leg amputated below the knee.
Two people, a man and a woman both in their 30s from the Skegby area of Nottinghamshire, who were arrested in connection with the incident, have been released without charge.
Derbyshire Constabulary released the CCTV image as part of an urgent appeal to find the woman who they believe ‘has vital information in relation to the murder of Alana Armstrong’.
The woman is pictured outside The White Swan, in Meden Square, Pleasley, just before 8pm on Tuesday.
The woman was pictured outside The White Swan public house, in Meden Square, Pleasley, just before 8pm.
Anyone who saw a dark coloured Land Rover Discovery, believed to be manufactured between 2004 and 2009, in and around the Pleasley area before 8pm on Tuesday has been urged by police to come forward.
The vehicle was last seen on Rowthorne Lane where it turned right onto the A617 towards New Houghton, the force said.
Officers believe that there were two people in the car, a male driver and a female passenger.
Chief Superintendent Dave Kirby said: ‘Alana was just 25 – and a mum to a six-year-old boy.
‘Her little boy, along with her wider family, will never get the chance to see her again, hug her again, spend Christmas together or celebrate all those milestones.
‘My thoughts, as well as those of the whole force and community, are with them at this time.’
He added: ‘As an officer, as a member of the local community, and as a father, I am devastated for her little boy, her family, and her friends and we will do all we can to find those responsible.’
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