Latvians, Lithuanians, Russians - whatever the nationality, whatever the language, the disappearence and death of 17-year-old student Alisa remains the main topic of conversation almost a fortnight after her body was discovered on the Royal Estate at Sandringham.

Walking around Wisbech town centre, you can still see a few posters in shop windows appealing for information about Alisa Dmitrijeva's whereabouts.

People from a variety of nationalities can be seen stopping at these posters and discussing the grim discovery of her murdered body before shaking their heads in disbelief.

It is apparent the death of the student remains on the minds of the town's migrant residents, from Lithuanians to Latvians to Russians, and the sense of shock and sadness is particularly evident along Norfolk Street – the main hub in the town for migrant workers.

Lithuanian Arturas Mockus, 24, who lives and works in Wisbech, said: 'As soon as I heard police found a body, I felt it was Alisa because she was missing for a long time.

'One of my friends knew her and they were good friends. She said she was a nice girl and she loved music and was really sad when she found out what has happened. We are all really sad about it.'

Miss Dmitrijeva lived with her father Olegs Dmitrijeva, her 10-year-old sister, Viktorija, and grandmother Lidija Nesterova in a semi-detached home in Railway Road – a 10-minute walk away from the town centre.

Neighbours have said the 17-year-old was a nice girl, and her family have described her as beautiful and attractive.

A short walk away from Railway Road and you arrive at the Rosmini Centre, a community centre which supports the migrant communities in Wisbech and surrounding areas. It it believed the centre was frequented by Miss Dmitrijeva before her disappearance.

Sitting at one of the tables eating a hot lunch are Latvians Sergej Dmitrijeva (not related) and a volunteer at the centre who gave his name only as Mikelis.

Mr Dmitrijeva, who has lived in Wisbech for four years, said: 'When it is a young girl killed it gets me right in the heart because she had lots to live for. We are both from Latvia and the Latvian community all help each other so we are angry this has happened to someone from our community.

'We all want the police to catch the killer quickly and make sure they get the punishment they deserve for what they have done.'

His fellow Latvian added: 'I was shocked when I heard it was her. I know Alisa's mum's boyfriend and he tells me her family are very upset. It's hard news for everyone to take because she was young.

'We all knew who she was because of all the posters around Wisbech and we are still in shock.'

Fellow centre volunteer Adriana Czaja-Lobato, 34, who moved to Wisbech from Poland seven years ago, said after Norfolk police announced a woman's body was found on New Year's Day, people had feared it was Miss Dmitrijeva.

She added: 'You hear of murders in cities like London but it is not something you hear happening often in this area. The fact she was so young has shocked many people and people are struggling to get their head around it all.'

Centre manager Anita Grodkiewicz added: 'Every single person who has been in here this week has spoken about this sad news and that's regardless of what nationality they are.

'I think everybody is shocked and devastated at what has happened to a young person from Wisbech.

'People had suspected it was going to be her because of the length of time she had been missing but we all hoped it wasn't going to be her.

'There is just a unified sadness from the migrant community. To them it wouldn't matter if she was Latvian, Lithuanian or Polish, Alisa was just a young migrant girl who was murdered.'

She added: 'From our point of view, I know the family are going to need a lot of help to get through this tough time and if asked, we will do everything we can to help them.'

Miss Dmitrijeva was due to enrol as a student at the College of West Anglia's King's Lynn campus before she disappeared.

She had previously studied at the college's Wisbech campus and was expected to continue her studies by enrolling on a business course at King's Lynn.

In a statement, college principal David Pomfret said: 'We are deeply shocked and saddened to hear the news about Alisa.

'For someone so young with her whole life ahead of her to die in such tragic circumstances is a terrible thing. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family at this sad time.'

Alisa was a student on an ESOL (English for Speakers of other Languages) course between September 2010 and June 2011 at the college's Isle campus in Wisbech.

Prior to this, she had also studied English at the college one day a week while still at school.

'According to her tutors, Alisa was well-liked and got on very well with her classmates,' Mr Pomfret continued.

'She worked hard to improve her English and her teachers were really pleased when she successfully completed her English and maths qualifications last summer.'