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Brixton Academy crush: Asake has not done enough say bereaved families one year on - BBC

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On 15 December 2022, a crush at Brixton Academy concert claimed two lives, and a third person remains critically ill.

Social media footage showed long queues of people, many thought to be ticketless, trying to gain entry to the sold-out gig by Afrobeats artist Asake.

A year later, the victim's families feel they still don't have answers and they've had no contact with the artist.

The police and the families are calling on the public for further evidence to find out how it happened.

In the days and weeks that followed, concerns were raised over the strength of the venue's doors and staffing levels, including whether there was enough medical cover.

Gaby Hutchinson, 23, from Kent was a security contractor working that night.

Gaby's sisters, Nina and Kelsey Hutchinson, say they don't believe that Asake has done as much as he could.

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Kelsey said: "The main person who can help is Asake.

"He's not done nearly enough for the families. Maybe enough for himself.

"He's used Gaby's name in his speeches and concerts but he's not done anything to support the investigation.

"He has a voice, he can use it for good. He could come forward to his fans and ask for support with the appeals.

"These people had cameras and there are statements that they can give."

Nina added: "Reliving everything happened a year ago, it never gets any easier. Gaby will always be the person who should be there and who is missing.

"We're living this real time and we still don't have those answers."

Rebecca's parents Yetunde Olodo and Anthony Ikumelo
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Mother-of-two Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, from Stratford, east London, also died in the crush.

Speaking of Asake, Rebecca's parents, Yetunde Olodo and Anthony Ikumelo, said the musician had not reached out to them either.

Mr Ikumelo said: "Asake has been back to the country twice since the incident and twice he hasn't checked in to the families to ask us how we're coping.

"Maybe he doesn't want to contact us but he should do what he thinks is right.

"It's been a year but for us it feels like last week.

"What makes it so painful is that we are still waiting for answers: we don't understand why this happened.

"Rebecca went to see her idol and never returned home."

The south London music venue's licence was suspended shortly after last December following heavy criticism in the aftermath of the incident.

The venue faced permanent closure after the Met Police urged the council to remove its licence.

Following a two-day hearing in September, Lambeth Council's licensing sub-committee voted to allow the venue to continue operating - so long as it met "77 extensive and robust new conditions".

These 77 conditions include:

  • Stronger doors
  • New crowd management systems
  • More detailed risk assessments
  • A new ticketing system
  • A centralised control and command centre
  • New security and management.

Speaking about the building's reopening, Mr Ikumelo, said: "We understand that eventually it's going to open - but why can't we wait for the police investigation to finish?

"Secondly, we weren't contacted at all when they concluded that it was going to reopen.

"We don't have a say on this. But at least they could have the decency to tell us and ask how we are coping. Not doing this, I think, was wrong."

'Shredded our family'

Kelsey agreed, adding: "We understand that it is a historic building and that it needs to reopen. But they need to commemorate the people [who were] lost there.

"Gaby and Rebecca lost their lives and possibly a third person, we don't know."

She called for some respect to be shown towards the victims.

Nina said: "They say it's 'lessons learnt'. But for us it's not a lesson. It's completely changed our lives and shredded our family.

"Maybe it should not be [the venue's owner] in [charge in] the future. Maybe it should be someone [else] or at least they should have a massive reshuffle."

A spokesperson for the venue's owner, Academy Music Group (AMG), said a timeline for when it will reopen will be announced.

The O2 Brixton Academy the morning after the crush

Det Ch Insp Nigel Kenny from the Met Police said the investigation is continuing.

"We're still going through thousands of documents to ascertain how this happened. But we still need help from [those who] were there. Even though it's 12 months, we still need people to come forward," he said.

He added that the force has CCTV images of 13 people it would like contact who, the police believe, can answer questions about what they saw.

13 people sought by police
Met Police

A spokesperson for ANG said: "ANG continues to be devastated by the events of 15 December 2022 and our heartfelt condolences remain with the family and friends of Rebecca Ikumelo and Gaby Hutchinson.

"What happened was and is a tragedy. Over the past year we have been driven by determination to learn all appropriate lessons from that night to ensure it can never be repeated.

"We are pleased that the comprehensive plan for reopening the venue met with the approval of Lambeth licensing sub-committee.

"AMG is working hard to implement the new conditions before welcoming fans back to O2 Academy Brixton.

"There will be an announcement for the reopening timeline in due course."

A Lambeth Council spokesperson said: "We stand ready to meet with the bereaved families to listen to their concerns and discuss the issues. In making its decision the licensing sub-committee was clear that its role wasn't to assign blame or punishment to individuals or other bodies for past failings. It was not to exonerate them either.

"Their decision had to focus on what, if any, appropriate measures are needed for the venue to safely re-open. They also emphasised that their decision was based solely on what was put before them at the hearing."

Asake's representatives have been approached for comment.

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Police search for missing Norwich woman Gaynor Lord - Eastern Daily Press

Specialist divers, sonar and underwater drones are being used to search the River Wensum near Wensum Park in Norwich to establish what has happened to the 55-year-old mother-of-three.

Eastern Daily Press: Gaynor LordGaynor Lord

Norfolk Constabulary detectives say they are keeping an "open mind" into what has happened to Gaynor, but that their focus is currently on the river close to the park where her belongings were found on Friday night.

Eastern Daily Press: Chief Superintendent Dave BuckleyChief Superintendent Dave Buckley (Image: Chris Bishop)

Chief Superintendent Dave Buckley, at a press conference held next to the park on Thursday, said: "We’re putting sonar equipment across the river, which is quite detailed in allowing us to try and target divers to where we think there might be objects.

"But equally, it’s very, very challenging. The river is very, very full of water with all the rain, full of lots of debris. The divers can see about one foot in front of them.

"So it’s an extraordinarily challenging environment for them to work in so it’s slow, methodical at the moment, working with equipment and it will take probably a couple of days to get to a position where we’re kind of content with what we’ve done. It may even be longer."

Specialist underwater search teams from Lincolnshire police have joined Norfolk police's marine unit, Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service and the coastguard in the search at the park.

Eastern Daily Press: Police have been searching the River WensumPolice have been searching the River Wensum (Image: Chris Bishop)

The park has been shut since the discovery of Gaynor's belongings and clothing there last Friday night.

Gaynor's mobile phone was one of the items recovered at the park, where a white forensics tent has been put up.

Police have been going through the phone for clues to explain her sudden disappearance on Friday, which police have described as "out of character". Police confirmed she had never gone missing before.

On Thursday, Norfolk police released further footage of Gaynor's last known movements, following an appeal on Wednesday for people who might have seen her.

Eastern Daily Press: Newly released CCTV footage shows Gaynor LordNewly released CCTV footage shows Gaynor Lord (Image: Norfolk Police)

She had left Jarrold department store, where she worked on the Bullard's Gin concession at 2.45pm on Friday - leaving her shift an hour and a quarter early.

She was captured on CCTV rushing along London Street and across Tombland, towards Norwich Cathedral.

She was seen walking towards the cathedral at 2.48pm and then her whereabouts were unclear until 3.22pm, when she was seen on The Close at the cathedral entrance.

Eastern Daily Press: Gaynor Lord was seen rushing through the city centre after leaving her job at Jarrolds earlyGaynor Lord was seen rushing through the city centre after leaving her job at Jarrolds early (Image: Norfolk Police)

Gaynor was next seen walking away from the cathedral at 3.23pm, before CCTV recorded her again near the Playhouse in St George's Street.

Police have now released another piece of CCTV footage - her walking up St Augustines Street in the direction of Wensum Park - at 4.01pm.

Chief Supt Buckley said, at the press conference that there was no evidence Gaynor had met anybody at Norwich Cathedral.

Eastern Daily Press: A diver in front of a police tent at Wensum Park in NorwichA diver in front of a police tent at Wensum Park in Norwich (Image: Chris Bishop)

Police are still going through information and data from Gaynor's mobile phone, but he said: "There is nothing to suggest that she had any contact with a third party."

On why Gaynor had left her job early on the day she disappeared - and whether her colleagues had been able to help the police establish the situation, he said there had been “some indications”.

Eastern Daily Press: Gaynor Lord pictured before she left her shift at JarroldsGaynor Lord pictured before she left her shift at Jarrolds (Image: Norfolk Constabulary)

He said: “We’ve got some indications as to why she behaved the way in which she did, but what we’re doing is we’re just working backwards now to actually truly understand what may have taken place.

“We’re just cautious of everything we know at the moment because clearly we’ve ended up in the situation we have which is not usual.

“I don’t think any of the conversations we’ve had are completely informing us as to why her state of mind ended up being what it was.”

Asked if officers were considering anything about her medical history, he said: "We would always consider it but there’s nothing that changes our approach at the moment."

 

He said the police were still talking to her friends and family, who are being supported by officers, to establish her state of mind in the days leading up to Gaynor going missing.

But he said: "There’s nothing we’ve been able to establish that really gives us a clear position on her state of mind that I would feel any degree of confidence of saying what we think it is at the moment.

“We continue to talk to friends, family, anybody who can help us that we know she’s had contact with.

“We have got hold of her mobile device, we will work our way through that systematically… and see if we can find out more accurately why we’ve ended up where we have.

“It would be really premature, I think, if I offered too much suggestion as to what I think has happened."

Eastern Daily Press: Dive teams search the River WensumDive teams search the River Wensum (Image: Chris Bishop)

There are about 60 officers working on the investigation. Chief Supt Buckley said about 30 members of the public had come forward with information so far.

Eastern Daily Press: Chief Supt Dave Buckley holds a press conference about missing Gaynor LordChief Supt Dave Buckley holds a press conference about missing Gaynor Lord (Image: Chris Bishop)

He appealed for anyone with any information, however insignificant it may appear, to contact the police, who are also keen to obtain dashcam or doorbell cam footage which might show Gaynor's movements, on 101.

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Gaynor Lord: Police release CCTV of missing mother 'last seen doing yoga' in park - The Independent

Gaynor Lord search: Police say 30 people have come forward with information

Norfolk Police have released the final CCTV footage of Gaynor Lord as witnesses say she was doing yoga in the park just before she went missing.

The footage shows the 55-year-old walking along St Augustine’s Street at 4:01pm on her way to Wensum Park on Friday.

Ms Lord was reported missing after she failed to return home after she left work in Norwich city centre.

The mother-of-three’s belongings, including clothing, two rings, a mobile phone and glasses, were found scattered in Wensum Park – around 1.5 miles from her workplace.

Witness Rosie Richards said she saw a woman fitting the Ms Lord’s description in the park last Friday.

“She was sort of putting her coat down on the floor and sort of performing a yoga pose. It just seemed a bit off at this time because obviously it was starting to get dark,” Ms Richards added.

Underwater search teams are continuing their search the River Wensum and told reporters on Thursday afternoon that they “can’t explain” some of Ms Lord’s behaviour in the CCTV footage.

The force added that they expect the search could take several more days.

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Last CCTV sighting of Gaynor Lord released

Norfolk Police have released the last CCTV sighting of Gaynor Lord before she went missing on Friday.

The footage shows the 55-year-old walking along St Augustine’s Street at 4:01pm on her way to Wensum Park six days ago.

Gaynor Lord: Newly released CCTV footage shows mother's last sighting before disappearing
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Gaynor Lord: Newly released CCTV footage shows mother's last sighting before disappearing
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Police searching for Gaynor Lord reach out to Nicola Bulley force over hunt for missing mother

The police hunting for a missing mother have reached out to the force involved in the hunt for Nicola Bulley.

Lancashire Police has confirmed colleagues in Norfolk have been in contact as they try and find Gaynor Lord, who vanished in similar circumstances. Ms Lord, 55, was last seen on Friday afternoon after she left work early from Norwich city centre.

Her belongings, including clothing, two rings, a mobile phone and glasses, were found scattered in Wensum Park – around 1.5 miles from her workplace. Her coat was discovered in the River Wensum, which runs through the park.

Read the full story here

Lydia Patrick15 December 2023 05:15
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How long will the search take?

Specialist divers are working in an “extraordinarily challenging environment” and it will take “a couple of days” or longer to complete the search of the stretch of the River Wensum where Gaynor Lord is thought to have entered the water, police said.

Chief Superintendent Buckley added: “We’re putting sonar equipment across the river, which is quite detailed in allowing us to try and target divers to where we think there might be objects.

“But equally, it’s very, very challenging. The river is very, very full of water with all the rain, full of lots of debris. The divers can see about one foot in front of them.

“So it’s an extraordinarily challenging environment for them to work in so it’s slow, methodical at the moment, working with equipment and it will take probably a couple of days to get to a position where we’re kind of content with what we’ve done. It may even be longer.”

Lydia Patrick15 December 2023 04:15
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A friend of Ms Lord, said she was called twice by the missing mother-of-three on the day she disappeared.

The first call Juilie Butcher received was at 2.15pm, 30 minutes before Ms Lord left her place of work.

Ms Butcher told LBC Ms Lord was phoning to ask where she was.

Ms Butcher told Ms Lord she was home but she had to answer the phone to one of the clients but that she’d call back, report LBC.

When she tried to return the call a few minutes later and then again after more time had passed, she could not get through. she told the broadcaster.

She received another call at 4:15pm, 15 minutes after she was last seen on CCTV, which sounded like a pocket dial, Ms Butcher said.

“I keep going over the conversation,” Ms Butcher said. “If I hadn’t answered that call [from her client] would she have talked to me? I feel terrible. I feel so sorry for the family.

“It’s not like Gaynor to do this,” she told the BBC

Lydia Patrick15 December 2023 02:14
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Gaynor Lord was ‘upbeat and happy’ days before she disappeared, says friend

Missing mother-of-three Gaynor Lord was “upbeat and happy” and talking about Christmas just days before she disappeared, a friend has said.

Detectives searching for Ms Lord say they have not been able to establish Ms Lord’s state of mind when she went missing with “any degree of confidence”.

Her friend Julie Butcher said she seemed “fine” when they last met on Tuesday last week.

“We were talking. She was a bit busy but we were talking about Christmas and she seemed fine, no different to the usual Gaynor. She was quite upbeat and happy,” Ms Butcher told the BBC.

<p>According to her friend she seemed no different to usual </p>

According to her friend she seemed no different to usual

Lydia Patrick15 December 2023 01:00
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Missing mother’s family makes desperate plea

Gaynor Lord’s stepbrother has made a desperate plea for anyone with information on the missing mother-of-three to come forward.

Speaking to The Sun, Allan Weston said Ms Lord’s disapearance was “proper out of character”.

“We just hope she comes back safe. If anyone does know anything please come forward,” he said.

“It’s been a few days now since she went missing so we are very worried. This is proper out of character. She has never gone missing or anything like that before.”

Ms Lord was last seen at 2:44pm on Friday working at a gin concession at Jarrolds department in Norwich.

Her belongings were found in Wensum Park – around 1.5 miles from her workplace.

This morning, a witness said she saw someone matching the 55-year-old’s description putting her coat on the floor and doing a yoga pose.

Ms Lord’s coat was later found in the River Wensum, which police are currently searching.

Lydia Patrick15 December 2023 00:15
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New CCTV shows missing Norwich mother Gaynor Lord’s last sighting

New CCTV shows missing Norwich mother Gaynor Lord’s last sighting

Norfolk Police on Thursday 14 December released new CCTV showing missing mother Gaynor Lord minutes before she vanished. The 55-year-old is seen walking along St Augustine’s Street, Norwich, at 4:01pm on Friday 8 December. Ms Lord was reported missing after she failed to return home after she left work in Norwich city centre on the same day. Her belongings, including clothing, a mobile phone and glasses, were found scattered in Wensum Park – around 1.5 miles from her workplace. Police continued searching the River Wensum on Thursday. Giving an update from the scene, officers said they “can’t explain some of her behaviour” on the day Ms Lord went missing.

Lydia Patrick14 December 2023 23:00
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Timeline of Gaynor Lord’s movements before going missing

2:44pm: Gaynor Lord is working at the Bullards Gin counter in the basement at Jarrold department store in Norwich.

2:45pm: She leaves the store via the loading bay on Bedford Street.

2.48pm: Ms Lord makes her way onto Queens Street and walks toward the Cathedral.

3:22pm: She is seen on The Close at the cathedral entrance, she puts her coat on before exiting through the archway.

4:01pm – Ms Lord walks up St Augustines Street – her final movements captured in CCTV before going missing.

Lydia Patrick14 December 2023 22:00
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ICYMI - Gaynor Lord eyewitness who saw mother before she went missing speaks out

Gaynor Lord eyewitness who saw mother before she went missing speaks out
Lydia Patrick14 December 2023 21:00

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Alex Batty: 'I love you, I want to come home' - BBC

A young Alex Batty, pictured before he went missingGreater Manchester Police

A British teenager missing in France for six years messaged his grandmother: "I love you, I want to come home" after he was picked up by a driver.

Alex Batty vanished in 2017 on a holiday in Spain with his mother and grandfather.

The pair do not have parental guardianship of the 17-year-old and remain wanted over his disappearance.

Alex is at a young person's centre in Toulouse and may return to the UK later with police and consular officials.

A police source earlier told BBC News the boy had been taken to a police station by the concerned motorist who had spotted him on a road in the foothills of the Pyrenees early on Wednesday morning.

"He explained that he had been walking for four days, that he set off from a place in the mountains, though he didn't say where," delivery driver Fabien Accidini said.

"I typed his name into the internet and saw that he was being looked for," he said.

Mr Accidini told local media the teenager's plan had been to find a big city with an embassy to ask for assistance. Instead, Mr Accidini contacted French authorities for help.

Alex used Mr Accidini's Facebook account to contact his grandmother back in the UK.

He wrote: "Hello Grandma, it's me Alex. I'm in France Toulouse. I really hope that you receive this message. I love you, I want to come home."

The BBC understands that Alex's grandmother, Susan Caruana, who is also his legal guardian, is too frail to travel to Toulouse, but she told The Sun newspaper she had been in touch with him.

"I am so happy. I have spoken to him and he is well," she said. "It is such a shock."

The BBC also understands that the French prosecutor's office in Toulouse have officially handed the case over to British police and it is no longer under French jurisdiction. A team of British police officers and consular staff are expected to pick Alex up and bring him back to the UK as early as Friday.

Melanie, Alex and David Batty
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It is understood that Alex had been living in the remote Pyrenean valleys, travelling about from place to place in a kind of itinerant commune.

The area in the foothills of the Pyrenees is known for attracting people in search of alternative lifestyles.

Alex, from Oldham in Greater Manchester, won't say where his mother is or exactly where he had been living in the Pyrenees, the prosecutor's office told the BBC.

Ms Caruana told the BBC in 2018 that she believed Alex's mother Melanie Batty and grandfather David Batty had taken him to live with a spiritual community in Morocco.

She said at the time they were seeking an alternative lifestyle and did not want Alex to go to school.

Melanie and David Batty left Greater Manchester with Alex for a pre-agreed week-long holiday to Marbella in Spain on 30 September 2017.

He was last seen at the Port of Malaga on 8 October that year, the day they were expected to return to the UK.

A map showing the last known locations of Alex Batty, including Marbella, Port of Malaga and Revel

British police were contacted via the UK embassy in Paris.

Greater Manchester Police confirmed it was in touch with French authorities to put "safeguarding measures in place".

"This is a complex and long-running investigation, and we need to make further enquiries as well as putting appropriate safeguarding measures in place," a spokesperson said.

In a statement, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said: "We are supporting a British national in France and are in contact with local authorities."

Additional reporting by Chris Bockman in Toulouse

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Gaynor Lord: Mother 'last seen doing yoga' in park where clothes found - latest - The Independent

Gaynor Lord: CCTV shows missing mother's last known moments

A witness who saw missing mother-of-three Gaynor Lord just before she went missing said she seemed calm and was doing yoga in Wensum Park.

Ms Lord was reported missing after she failed to return home after she left work in Norwich city centre on Friday.

The 55-year-old’s belongings, including clothing, two rings, a mobile phone and glasses, were found scattered in Wensum Park – around 1.5 miles from her workplace.

Rosie Richards said she saw a woman fitting the Ms Lord’s description last Friday as it was beginning to get dark.

“She was sort of putting her coat down on the floor and sort of performing a yoga pose. It just seemed a bit off at this time because obviously it was starting to get dark,” Ms Richards added.

Her coat was discovered in the River Wensum, which runs through the park.

Norfolk Police say “it is likely” she may have entered the water and underwater search teams have been searching the river.

CCTV showing her last known movements in the city centre has also been released by detectives, who say her disappearance was “out of character”.

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Underwater search to continue this morning

The search for missing mother-of-three Gaynor Lord is set to continue today after her coat was found in the River Wensum.

A Norfolk police spokesperson told The Independent that the 55-year-old has not been found yet and specialist underwater search teams are continuing their search of the water this morning.

Ms Lord’s belongings, including clothing, two rings, a mobile phone and glasses, were found scattered in Wensum Park – which the river runs through.

She was reported missing after she failed to return home from work on Friday.

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Gaynor Lord ‘doing yoga’ in park the missing mum’s clothes were found in

A witness who saw Gaynor Lord in Wensum Park before she went missing said she seemed calm and was doing yoga.

Rosie Richards said she saw a woman fitting the 55-year-old’s description last Friday as it was beginning to get dark.

Ms Lord’s clothes have been found in the park since her disappearance and specialist underwater search teams are currently searching a nearby river.

“She was sort of putting her coat down on the floor and sort of performing a yoga pose. It just seemed a bit off at this time because obviously it was starting to get dark,” Ms Richards added.

Gaynor Lord eyewitness who saw missing mother before she went missing speaks out
Athena Stavrou14 December 2023 08:39
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Timeline of Gaynor Lord’s movements before going missing

2:44pm: Gaynor Lord is working at the Bullards Gin counter in the basement at Jarrold department store in Norwich.

2:45pm: She leaves the store via the loading bay on Bedford Street.

2.48pm: Ms Lord makes her way onto Queens Street and walks toward the Cathedral.

3:22pm: She is seen on The Close at the cathedral entrance, she puts her coat on before exiting through the archway.

4:01pm – Ms Lord walks up St Augustines Street – her final movements captured in CCTV before going missing.

Athena Stavrou14 December 2023 08:15
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The latest news this morning

We are resuming our coverage this morning on the search for mum-of-three Gaynor Lord, here’s the latest news:

Police released the last known CCTV of Ms Lord before she went missing. The footage shows the 55-year-old walking to and from Norwich Cathedral on Friday afternoon.

The last sighting of her on CCTV was at 4:01pm on St Augustine’s Street.

The clothes she had been wearing when she went missing, including a white shirt, yellow tank top, two rings, mobile phone and glasses were found in Wensum Park just after 8pm.

Her coat was discovered in the water and specialist underwater search teams are currently searching the River Wensum.

Athena Stavrou14 December 2023 07:29
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Everything we know so far

Gaynor Lord was last seen as she left work in Norwich city centre on Friday and detectives say her disappearance is “out of character”.

Clothing the 56-year-old was wearing when she disappeared were later found in a park, as well as her mobile phone and jewellery.

Matt Mathers has the full story

Lydia Patrick14 December 2023 00:00
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We’re pausing updates overnight - but will be back in the morning

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Where were Gaynor Lord’s belongings found?

Ms Lord, 55, was last seen on Friday afternoon after she left work early from Norwich city centre.

Her belongings, including clothing, two rings, a mobile phone and glasses, were found scattered in Wensum Park – around 1.5 miles from her workplace.

Her coat was discovered in the River Wensum, which runs through the park.

Norfolk Constabulary believes “it is likely” Ms Lord may have entered the water and underwater search teams have scoured the river.

Lydia Patrick13 December 2023 23:00
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What are Gaynor Lord’s last known movements?

CCTV leading up to the mother-of-three’s disappearance shows her jogging up the cobbled Bedford Street after leaving work at the Bullards Gin counter in Jarrolds department store at 2.45pm, more than an hour before her shift was due to end at 4pm.

She was wearing a white shirt and a yellow tank top, and was carrying her large olive-coloured coat beneath her arm.

She can be seen on the footage walking on to London Street at 2.47pm and then crossing the road on Queen Street without waiting for a red light, narrowly missing moving traffic, heading towards the cathedral.

Around 30 minutes later, at 3.22pm, video shows Ms Lord putting her jacket on as she walks away from Norwich Cathedral.

At 3.49pm, CCTV captured her walking along St George’s Street near to the Playhouse theatre.

She then walked along St Crispins Road towards Pitt Street at 3.53pm.

She was last sighted by CCTV on St Augustines Street at 4.01pm, police said.

Ms Lord is described as white, 5ft 6in, and has a blonde shoulder-length bob.

<p>Screen grab from CCTV issued by Norfolk Police of missing mother-of-three Gaynor Lord leaving work at the Bullards Gin counter in the basement at Jarrold department store in Norwich, Norfolk </p>

Screen grab from CCTV issued by Norfolk Police of missing mother-of-three Gaynor Lord leaving work at the Bullards Gin counter in the basement at Jarrold department store in Norwich, Norfolk

Lydia Patrick13 December 2023 22:00
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Everything we know so far

Gaynor Lord was last seen as she left work in Norwich city centre on Friday and detectives say her disappearance is “out of character”.

Clothing the 56-year-old was wearing when she disappeared were later found in a park, as well as her mobile phone and jewellery.

Matt Mathers has the full story

Lydia Patrick13 December 2023 21:00
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Lincolnshire dive team support dive mission

Norfolk police shared on X that Lincolnshire Police’s specialist dive team are helping scour the River Wensum as the search for the missing mother-of-three continues.

They shared on social media: “Lincolnshire Police’s specialist dive team has arrived and joined our marine unit in searching the River Wensum as we continue to look for Gaynor Lord. “

Lydia Patrick13 December 2023 20:30

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