£100,000 reward in murder inquiry

Ermatati Rodgers was last seen at a local shop

A £100,000 reward is being offered by police investigating the murder of a 41-year-old woman who vanished from her home almost a year ago.

North Wales Police showed new video footage of Ermatati Rodgers' home in Wrexham on BBC Crimewatch on Monday.

From Indonesia and known locally as "Tati", she was last seen at shops near her home in Gwersyllt on 4 January.

Police say her disappearance is completely out of character which is why they are treating it as a murder.

Det Insp Mark Hughes of the force's eastern division said: "Everything we have found and our inquiries suggest that she was expecting to return home; her passport, money and clothes were all left in her flat.

"Furthermore, on the day of her disappearance the weather was bad and it was raining - yet her coat was left in her flat."

Ms Rogers was filmed on CCTV at the nearby Somerfield store on the day of her disappearance.

She is described as having long black waist length hair. When she was last seen she was wearing a purple hat and scarf, a three quarter length black coat and black trousers with a white stripe down the side.

Text message

A 26-year-old man was arrested in April and re-arrested in August on suspicion of murder.

He remains on police bail pending further enquiries, a spokeswoman for North Wales Police said.

Officers made enquiries in Indonesia, where she had planned to travel in February 2008, but there is no evidence to suggest she left the UK.

Police said she had been in Wrexham for 11 years and lived alone but had a close circle of friends.

On the day she disappeared, she sent a text message to a friend arranging to meet at lunch time on 5 January.

But she failed to turn up and her friend later raised the alarm.

Det Insp Hughes added: "I specifically want to trace people who bought a large lilac 'Starburst' trolley case from the Wrexham TJ Hughes store since January this year."

The suitcase is distinctive and cost £30.

Anyone with information can call Wrexham CID on 0845 6071001 (Welsh language line) or 0845 6071002 (English language line) or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.