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| Missing Libby Squire: Hull search items ruled out | |
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| Police investigating the disappearance of student Libby Squire have ruled out three items found near where she was last seen, as the search for her enters its fourth day. | Police investigating the disappearance of student Libby Squire have ruled out three items found near where she was last seen, as the search for her enters its fourth day. |
| Hundreds of people have been involved in the search to find the 21-year-old, who was last seen on Thursday. | Hundreds of people have been involved in the search to find the 21-year-old, who was last seen on Thursday. |
| A screwdriver, hammer and lip gloss were retrieved near Beverley Road, Hull, according to The Mirror. | A screwdriver, hammer and lip gloss were retrieved near Beverley Road, Hull, according to The Mirror. |
| Humberside Police said the items found were "part of another investigation". | Humberside Police said the items found were "part of another investigation". |
| Miss Squire was last seen getting into a taxi outside the Welly Club music venue in Beverley Road at about 23:00 GMT, and is believed to have been dropped off a short while later, close to where she lived in Wellesley Avenue. | Miss Squire was last seen getting into a taxi outside the Welly Club music venue in Beverley Road at about 23:00 GMT, and is believed to have been dropped off a short while later, close to where she lived in Wellesley Avenue. |
| She was then helped by another motorist who pulled over after seeing her sitting on a bench in the street. He subsequently made contact with police and "really helped out" with the search, officers said. | She was then helped by another motorist who pulled over after seeing her sitting on a bench in the street. He subsequently made contact with police and "really helped out" with the search, officers said. |
| The student, from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, was last spotted on CCTV in Beverley Road, near the junction with Haworth Street, some 45 minutes later. | The student, from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, was last spotted on CCTV in Beverley Road, near the junction with Haworth Street, some 45 minutes later. |
| The three items were found by forensic officers close to the spot where she was last seen. | The three items were found by forensic officers close to the spot where she was last seen. |
| There "was nothing to suggest, at this stage, that the items retrieved by forensic officers near the spot where Libby Squire was last seen [on CCTV] are connected with the investigation into her disappearance", the police spokesperson said. | There "was nothing to suggest, at this stage, that the items retrieved by forensic officers near the spot where Libby Squire was last seen [on CCTV] are connected with the investigation into her disappearance", the police spokesperson said. |
| Detectives said they were pursuing a number of leads with more than 70 police officers out making inquiries, including knocking door-to-door around the area where the student vanished. | Detectives said they were pursuing a number of leads with more than 70 police officers out making inquiries, including knocking door-to-door around the area where the student vanished. |
| About 200 students were also involved in the search of the university premises. | About 200 students were also involved in the search of the university premises. |
| In a message posted on Facebook, her mother Lisa Squire thanked volunteers' efforts and said it had given her "great comfort" to know how highly her daughter was thought of. | In a message posted on Facebook, her mother Lisa Squire thanked volunteers' efforts and said it had given her "great comfort" to know how highly her daughter was thought of. |
| The family said Miss Squire's disappearance was "very out of character" and they were "broken without her". | The family said Miss Squire's disappearance was "very out of character" and they were "broken without her". |
| Police have appealed for anyone who was on Haworth Street between 23:30 and 00:30 on the night she disappeared to get in touch. | Police have appealed for anyone who was on Haworth Street between 23:30 and 00:30 on the night she disappeared to get in touch. |
| Miss Squire, who is 5ft 7in tall and has long dark brown hair, had been wearing a black leather jacket, black long-sleeved top and a black denim skirt with lace. | Miss Squire, who is 5ft 7in tall and has long dark brown hair, had been wearing a black leather jacket, black long-sleeved top and a black denim skirt with lace. |
| The University of Hull previously said it was "deeply concerned" about the missing student and was working closely with police. | The University of Hull previously said it was "deeply concerned" about the missing student and was working closely with police. |