The family of a woman who was kidnapped for ransom and killed more than 55 years ago believe her remains are buried in a garden in east London, the High Court has heard.

Muriel McKay, the wealthy wife of newspaper executive Alick McKay, was kidnapped for a £1 million ransom in 1969 after being mistaken for Anna Murdoch, the then-wife of media mogul Rupert Murdoch.

Brothers Arthur and Nizamodeen Hosein were convicted and jailed for Ms McKay’s murder in 1970, but her body has never been discovered despite several police searches.

On Monday, the High Court heard that Ms McKay’s family now believe that her remains are in the shared back garden of two neighbouring properties on Bethnal Green Road, east London.

Barristers for two of Ms McKay’s children, Ian McKay and Dianne Levinson, are ask

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