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| Claudia Lawrence: Men will not face murder charges | Claudia Lawrence: Men will not face murder charges |
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| Four men arrested over the murder of missing chef Claudia Lawrence will not face any charges. | Four men arrested over the murder of missing chef Claudia Lawrence will not face any charges. |
| The men, who are all in their 50s and from the York area, were arrested last year. | The men, who are all in their 50s and from the York area, were arrested last year. |
| Miss Lawrence, 35, disappeared after leaving her house on Heworth Road in York on 19 March in 2009. | Miss Lawrence, 35, disappeared after leaving her house on Heworth Road in York on 19 March in 2009. |
| North Yorkshire Police said the decision not to charge the four men had been taken by the Crown Prosecution Service. | North Yorkshire Police said the decision not to charge the four men had been taken by the Crown Prosecution Service. |
| 'Agonising' | 'Agonising' |
| The arrests - made in March and April of last year - came after a review of the initial investigation into Miss Lawrence's disappearance was launched in 2013. | The arrests - made in March and April of last year - came after a review of the initial investigation into Miss Lawrence's disappearance was launched in 2013. |
| Det Supt Dai Malyn, who led the review, said he believed the investigation had been "compromised by the reluctance of some, and refusal of others, to co-operate with police inquiries". | Det Supt Dai Malyn, who led the review, said he believed the investigation had been "compromised by the reluctance of some, and refusal of others, to co-operate with police inquiries". |
| He said: "I am sure that there are some people who know, or who have very strong suspicions about, what happened to Claudia. | He said: "I am sure that there are some people who know, or who have very strong suspicions about, what happened to Claudia. |
| "For whatever reason, they have either refused to come forward, or have been economic with the truth. | "For whatever reason, they have either refused to come forward, or have been economic with the truth. |
| "I am left with the inescapable conclusion that this case could still be solved if only people were honest with us. | "I am left with the inescapable conclusion that this case could still be solved if only people were honest with us. |
| "The fact that they are not is agonising for Claudia's family and they should be ashamed of themselves." | "The fact that they are not is agonising for Claudia's family and they should be ashamed of themselves." |
| 'Never give up' | |
| Det Supt Malyn said he believes a man captured on CCTV walking near to Miss Lawrence's home on the night of her disappearance was "the most important person to trace". | |
| "He hasn't come forward. I can only speculate why he hasn't done so and whether someone is protecting him," he said. | |
| He had not ruled out the possibility a "complete stranger" was involved but "strongly favoured the theory" those involved in her disappearance were "close to her", he added. | |
| Det Supt Malyn went on to say the force "will never give up on Claudia". | |
| "The case will remain open until the day Claudia has been found and those responsible for her suspected murder are brought to justice," he said. |