The police watchdog is investigating Scotland Yard after it emerged that officers spoke with Owami Davies, the student nurse who was reported missing in early July. Davies left her family home in Grays, Essex, on 4 July and was last seen just after midnight in Croydon, south London, on 7 July. The 24-year-old’s family reported her missing to Essex police on 6 July and the force handed the investigation to the Metropolitan police on 23 July. On Saturday, the Met revealed its officers had spoken to Davies on 6 July after they were called to an address in Clarendon Road, Croydon, to concerns over the welfare of a woman. Police and the London ambulance service spoke to her but she told them she did not want help. The Met later established during their missing person investigation that the woman was Davies. The force said its professional standards body was consulted and is not investigating the officers. But it said the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) requested that the matter was referred to them. In a statement, Scotland Yard said: “The Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards (DPS) were consulted and as there has been contact with police the IOPC were informed. The IOPC has requested the matter be referred to them. The officers are not subject to any current investigation by the DPS. “The interaction recorded on the officers’ body-worn video has been viewed by members of the Independent Advisory Group and Owami’s family to ensure openness and transparency.” The Met has issued several appeals for information over the student nurse’s whereabouts and arrested five people – two on suspicion of murder and three on suspicion of kidnap – who were all later released on bail. The force recently issued a fresh appeal, saying Davies could be in Croydon and “in need of help”. On Thursday, British Transport police (BTP) tweeted that the 24-year-old could still regularly be taking trains, may appear dazed or confused and may be seeking to engage with women travelling alone. The IOPC said in a statement: “We can confirm that we received a referral on 5 August from the Metropolitan police service in relation to contact officers had with Owami Davies in Croydon on 6 July, after she had been reported missing to Essex police. We are currently assessing the available information to determine what further action may be required.” Members of the public have reported a number of potential sightings in the Croydon area and police have been scouring thousands of hours of CCTV trying to verify whether the sightings were her. CCTV footage released by the Met last week showed the last known images of Davies. They showed her in a dark jacket, distinctive red Adidas T-shirt, light grey joggers, slider-type shoes and carrying a white handbag over her shoulder while walking north on London Road away from west Croydon and towards the Norbury area. Essex police were contacted for comment.