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| Worcestershire bones not thought to be Suzy Lamplugh's remains | |
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| Human bones found close to where officers have been searching for the remains of Suzy Lamplugh are not believed to be linked to the missing estate agent, police have said. | Human bones found close to where officers have been searching for the remains of Suzy Lamplugh are not believed to be linked to the missing estate agent, police have said. |
| The bones were discovered in the village of Kempsey, Worcestershire, approximately six miles from Pershore, where officers have been carrying out searches in relation to Lamplugh’s disappearance in 1986. | The bones were discovered in the village of Kempsey, Worcestershire, approximately six miles from Pershore, where officers have been carrying out searches in relation to Lamplugh’s disappearance in 1986. |
| The estate agent, aged 25, was declared dead in 1994, presumed murdered. It is one of the most notorious unsolved cases in recent criminal history. | The estate agent, aged 25, was declared dead in 1994, presumed murdered. It is one of the most notorious unsolved cases in recent criminal history. |
| West Mercia police said the discovery in Kempsey, reported to the force on Friday afternoon, was being treated as an unexplained death. | West Mercia police said the discovery in Kempsey, reported to the force on Friday afternoon, was being treated as an unexplained death. |
| A spokesperson said: “We are aware of some speculation that this discovery may be linked to the disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh, who went missing in the 1980s. Although we don’t believe it to be, until we have the forensic postmortem results we are not in a position to link it to any particular person at this stage.” | A spokesperson said: “We are aware of some speculation that this discovery may be linked to the disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh, who went missing in the 1980s. Although we don’t believe it to be, until we have the forensic postmortem results we are not in a position to link it to any particular person at this stage.” |
| Police said earlier this month that they were searching areas of Pershore as a result of a recent tip-off. It is the latest in a series of searches since Lamplugh disappeared after leaving her offices in west London to meet a client known as Mr Kipper. | |
| John Cannan was named as the prime suspect in the case in 2002 and last year a house in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham previously owned by his mother was searched. | |
| Cannan was jailed in 1989, following the rape of a woman in Reading in the same year as Lamplugh’s disappearance, as well as the rape and murder of Shirley Banks and the attempted kidnapping of Julia Holman. He was questioned in relation to Lamplugh’s murder several times, but denies the allegations. | Cannan was jailed in 1989, following the rape of a woman in Reading in the same year as Lamplugh’s disappearance, as well as the rape and murder of Shirley Banks and the attempted kidnapping of Julia Holman. He was questioned in relation to Lamplugh’s murder several times, but denies the allegations. |
| The ongoing investigation into Lamplugh’s disappearance is being led by the Met’s central specialist crime command. Its officers are searching the site in Pershore, assisted by West Mercia police. The Met has said the landowner is in no way connected to the search being undertaken or the investigation. | The ongoing investigation into Lamplugh’s disappearance is being led by the Met’s central specialist crime command. Its officers are searching the site in Pershore, assisted by West Mercia police. The Met has said the landowner is in no way connected to the search being undertaken or the investigation. |
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