The husband of a schoolteacher appears this morning before Leeds Magistrates Court, charged with murder after her disappearance.
Abi Fisher, 29, who has been described as ‘beautiful’ and ‘wonderful’, married Matthew Fisher in 2017 and the couple had a daughter six months ago. IVF treatments.
The mother of one was last seen at her home in Castleford, near Leeds, before midnight on Friday, July 8.
But didn’t tell anyone where she was going when she left, her family told police.
A massive search in the area was carried out by the community at Castleford and West Yorkshire Police, who launched a missing person search.
And on Monday, Abi’s body was found in the undergrowth of the Southmoor Road country lane near Brierley in South Yorkshire.
Her husband, 29-year-old Fisher, was charged with murdering her yesterday and has been remanded in custody.
Tributes pour in for West Yorkshire mother, many say ‘it’s a cruel world’
Abi Fisher, 29, who has been described as ‘beautiful’ and ‘amazing’, married Matthew Fisher in 2017
West Yorkshire Police said Matthew Fisher, 29, of Walton Park Street, Castleford, has been charged with murder. A body was found in the search for Abi Fisher (pictured), 29, who went missing just before midnight on Friday, July 8.
A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said: ‘Matthew Fisher, 29, of Walton Park Street, Castleford, has been charged with murder.
“He has been remanded in custody to appear before the Leeds Magistrates Court tomorrow morning (Wednesday 13 July).
Tributes have been pouring in for the West Yorkshire mother, with many saying ‘it’s a cruel world’.
One school mother said, “Mrs. Abi Fisher, a teacher at my daughter’s school, an absolutely wonderful person.”
Family member Alex Johnson said, “I have no words for it.” Jordan Kenworthy said, “Abi was such a nice girl. Went to school with her and she wouldn’t hurt a fly.
Hayley Power added: “Abi was a wonderful person and a wonderful teacher to the children at our school. Incredibly nice and caring loved all her colleagues and the kids at school.’
Matthew Jones, the head teacher of Featherstone All Saints Church of England Academy in Pontefract, closed the school after the ‘devastating’ death of the ‘enthusiastic’ teacher.
He said, ‘Abi was a wonderful person. She will be remembered as an enthusiastic, kind and caring teacher and colleague, who gave her every day.
“Her passion for science, in particular, has inspired countless children over the years – she really made a difference in so many lives.”
Abi, who has been described as ‘beautiful’ and ‘wonderful’, married Matthew Fisher in 2017 and the couple had a daughter six months ago after IVF treatments
Abi’s mother Andrea Richardson said at the time of her disappearance: ‘Our daughter Abi is still missing in Walton Park Street, Castleford. She has a six-month-old daughter that her mommy needs.’
According to Yorkshire Liveher husband Fisher asked people to sign a petition for other people undergoing IVF explaining it was “zip code lottery,” but he was grateful for his “beautiful daughter.”
He said: “The National Institute for Care and Health Excellence recommends that everyone should get three full rounds of IVF, and just as no one wants to be born with fertility problems, no one should be discriminated against based on where they live.”