Five Metropolitan Police officers are facing a misconduct investigation over the case of a woman who was found dead in Edinburgh months after disappearing from her London home.

The death of Saima Ahmed, 36, remains unexplained after her body was discovered in Gogarburn in January, about 400 miles from her home in Wembley.

She was reported missing in August 2015 by her family, who say they have no idea why she would have travelled to Edinburgh.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) confirmed on Tuesday that two officers had been notified they were under investigation for gross misconduct and three officers were served notices for misconduct.

They are facing scrutiny over how they conducted the investigation and how information and lines of enquiry were handled. The IPCC stressed the notices did not imply guilt.

The news broke as Ms Ahmed's brother visited the site at Gogarburn, where her body was found, a year on from her disappearance.

Saima Ahmed is believed to have travelled to Scotland by train on August 30 last year.

Ms Ahmed's brother Sadat joined detective chief inspector Martin MacLean at the scene on Tuesday to make a fresh appeal for information.

Officers in Edinburgh and London will also hand out leaflets at train stations in a bid to jog potential witnesses' memories.

Earlier this year, Mr Ahmed appeared on Crimewatch to discuss his sister's disappearance.

Ms Ahmed's family previously criticised the London-based police officers leading the initial missing persons inquiry for rating her disappearance as "low risk".