A MORETON woman will appear in court charged with impersonating a missing toddler who has not been seen since 1981.

Katrice Lee has not been seen since her second birthday when she went missing was on a shopping trip with her family at a NAAFI store near the British Army base in Germany where her father Richard was serving.

Her family has since lead many appeals for more information about her whereabouts.

Mr Lee has been critical of the Royal Military Police's initial investigation into his daughter's disappearance.

Last year a section of a river bank was excavated as part of the renewed investigations, but nothing was found.

Merseyside Police confirmed that they had charged Heidi Robinson, 40, with a malicious communications offence and was due appear at Wirral Magistrates Court today (Wednesday, May 1).

The case has now been adjourned until Tuesday, May 14.