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| Suzy Lamplugh disappearance: Police search land in Pershore | Suzy Lamplugh disappearance: Police search land in Pershore |
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| Police investigating the disappearance of estate agent Suzy Lamplugh are searching land in Worcestershire after receiving "new information". | Police investigating the disappearance of estate agent Suzy Lamplugh are searching land in Worcestershire after receiving "new information". |
| The body of Ms Lamplugh, who disappeared from London in 1986, has never been found and her killer never charged. | The body of Ms Lamplugh, who disappeared from London in 1986, has never been found and her killer never charged. |
| Metropolitan Police officers are now searching areas of land in Pershore. | Metropolitan Police officers are now searching areas of land in Pershore. |
| Ms Lamplugh's family has been notified and police will remain at the scene until a "thorough search" is complete. | Ms Lamplugh's family has been notified and police will remain at the scene until a "thorough search" is complete. |
| The new information followed publicity about the search last year of a property in Sutton Coldfield which once belonged to the mother of prime suspect John Cannan. | The new information followed publicity about the search last year of a property in Sutton Coldfield which once belonged to the mother of prime suspect John Cannan. |
| Cannan, 64, who is serving a life sentence for the abduction and murder of Bristol newlywed Shirley Banks, was named as a suspect in Ms Lamplugh's murder in 2002. | Cannan, 64, who is serving a life sentence for the abduction and murder of Bristol newlywed Shirley Banks, was named as a suspect in Ms Lamplugh's murder in 2002. |
| Officers from West Mercia Police are supporting the latest search, which the Metropolitan force said was not connected to the owner of the land. | Officers from West Mercia Police are supporting the latest search, which the Metropolitan force said was not connected to the owner of the land. |
| There have been searches for Ms Lamplugh - who was officially declared dead in 1994 - in Worcestershire previously, when police excavated a field near the former Norton Army Barracks in 2000, 2001 and 2010. | |
| The 2010 site is near to the latest area of interest but that search was called off after no evidence connected to the case was found. | The 2010 site is near to the latest area of interest but that search was called off after no evidence connected to the case was found. |
| The search in Pershore is expected to last about two weeks, a police spokesperson said. | The search in Pershore is expected to last about two weeks, a police spokesperson said. |
| There is a large police cordon along the main road, the B4084, on the outskirts of Drakes Broughton in Pershore, and a mechanical digging device was checking sections of the field along with a dog unit. | There is a large police cordon along the main road, the B4084, on the outskirts of Drakes Broughton in Pershore, and a mechanical digging device was checking sections of the field along with a dog unit. |
| A neighbour who lives across the road from the site told the BBC the "whole area is in a state of shock" at the latest development. | A neighbour who lives across the road from the site told the BBC the "whole area is in a state of shock" at the latest development. |
| Ms Lamplugh's parents, Paul and Diana, who died without finding out what happened to their daughter, set up the Suzy Lamplugh Trust four months after her disappearance to support victims of stalking. | Ms Lamplugh's parents, Paul and Diana, who died without finding out what happened to their daughter, set up the Suzy Lamplugh Trust four months after her disappearance to support victims of stalking. |
| In a statement, the Trust said: "We hope that the current investigations will be successful and provide some resolution to Suzy's case." | In a statement, the Trust said: "We hope that the current investigations will be successful and provide some resolution to Suzy's case." |
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