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Lindsay Birbeck murder: CCTV of man with wheelie bin released | Lindsay Birbeck murder: CCTV of man with wheelie bin released |
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A man caught on CCTV pulling a blue wheelie bin has been identified as a suspect in the hunt for Lindsay Birbeck's killer, police have said. | A man caught on CCTV pulling a blue wheelie bin has been identified as a suspect in the hunt for Lindsay Birbeck's killer, police have said. |
The man was seen walking along Burnley Road towards Accrington at about 14:30 BST on 17 August - five days after the 47-year-old disappeared. | The man was seen walking along Burnley Road towards Accrington at about 14:30 BST on 17 August - five days after the 47-year-old disappeared. |
A bin, similar to the one in the CCTV, was found nearby when her body was discovered at Accrington Cemetery on Saturday, police added. | A bin, similar to the one in the CCTV, was found nearby when her body was discovered at Accrington Cemetery on Saturday, police added. |
Tests found she had been strangled. | Tests found she had been strangled. |
Lancashire Constabulary has launched a murder inquiry but no arrests have been made. | |
Teaching assistant Ms Birbeck was last seen in the village of Huncoat on 12 August. | |
Police said they were trying to piece together her movements after she was last seen on CCTV footage at about 16:00. | |
Det Supt Andy Cribbin said while the man in the CCTV is now a suspect, he was "conscious that there could be a perfectly reasonable explanation for this footage". | Det Supt Andy Cribbin said while the man in the CCTV is now a suspect, he was "conscious that there could be a perfectly reasonable explanation for this footage". |
"If this is you in these images then I would ask you to come and speak to us so we can eliminate you from our inquiry," he added. | "If this is you in these images then I would ask you to come and speak to us so we can eliminate you from our inquiry," he added. |
In the footage, the man passes the camera before turning down Whitewell Road towards the cemetery. | In the footage, the man passes the camera before turning down Whitewell Road towards the cemetery. |
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