Police searching for the missing Katie Kenyon believe she is dead – and arrest a man on suspicion of murder.
Ms. Kenyon, a 33-year-old woman from Paddyham in Burnley, has been reported missing after being last seen around 9:30 a.m. Friday.
Police officers, assisted by mountain rescue teams and firefighting teams, read parts of the Gisburn Forest in the Ribel Valley in Lankashir.
A Lancashire police statement said: “While Katie has not yet been found, we are now working on the basis that she is unfortunately no longer alive.
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1:17 The search for Katie Kenyon’s body continues.
He added that a man initially arrested on suspicion of her abduction was later arrested on suspicion of her murder.
Detective Superintendent Gary Brooks, head of the Lancashire Police Serious Crimes Unit, added that officers are offering support to Ms. Kenyon’s family following the latest developments.
He said: “Although I have little hope that Katie can still be found alive, I regret to say that Katie has been missing for more than four days.
“Despite extensive police investigations and media calls, we have not found Katie, nor have there been any observations of Katie.
“Today we spoke with Katie’s family and they are understandably extremely upset by this latest development and I have staff who continue to offer them support. My thoughts are with them at this moment.
“I am really grateful for all the help that members of the public have given us so far and I will continue to call on anyone who has any information, albeit small, to come out and talk to us.
“As long as we have someone arrested, our investigations are ongoing.
“We continue to look for a number of different locations in connection with this investigation, including Gisborne Forest, and I am grateful to colleagues from Merseyside and North Wales, as well as other emergency partners, who are offering assistance in these complex and large-scale searches.”
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