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Missing Libby Squire: Hull search items ruled out Missing Libby Squire: Parents issue emotional plea to daughter
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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. The parents of missing Libby Squire have urged their daughter to "get in touch" in an emotional appeal to her.
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 a four-day search to find the 21-year-old, who was last seen in Hull on Thursday.
A screwdriver, hammer and lip gloss were retrieved near Beverley Road, Hull, according to The Mirror. Her mother Lisa Squire said: "Libby, my darling pie, we just want to know that you are safe."
Humberside Police said the items found were "part of another investigation". Police have ruled out from their inquiry three items found near Beverley Road, where she was last seen.
In a video appeal tweeted by Humberside Police, Mrs Squire urged her daughter to "get in touch with us any way you can".
"The whole family is missing you, especially me and your dad, your sisters and brother," she said.
"I miss you so much, it is breaking my heart not knowing where you are. I love you more."
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.
The student, from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, was last spotted on CCTV in Beverley Road, near the junction with Haworth Street, some 45 minutes later. He subsequently made contact with police and "really helped out" with the search, officers said.
The three items were found by forensic officers close to the spot where she was last seen. Miss Squire, from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, was last spotted on CCTV in Beverley Road, near the junction with Haworth Street, some 45 minutes later.
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. A screwdriver, hammer and lip gloss were retrieved by forensic officers close to the spot where she was last seen.
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. But Humberside Police said they were not "connected with the inquiry into her disappearance" and "part of another investigation".
About 200 students were also involved in the search of the university premises. Appealing to the public earlier, her father Russell Squire said "we just want Libby home".
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. He added: "Libby is our kind, thoughtful, beautiful girl who is loved by so many people.
The family said Miss Squire's disappearance was "very out of character" and they were "broken without her". "As you can appreciate this is a very difficult time for us both."
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. Mr Squire thanked "everyone for their help and support" before asking anyone with information to contact the force.
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 she vanished.
About 200 students were also involved in a search of the university premises.
The family previously said Miss Squire's disappearance was "very out of character" and they were "broken without her".
Police are keen to speak to anyone who was on Haworth Street between 23:30 and 00:30 on the night she disappeared.
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 has said it is "deeply concerned" about the missing student and is working closely with police.