Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Forever in our hearts
Libby police launch ‘homicide’ probe
THE bench where Libby Squire was last seen alive has become a memorial to the “big-hearted” student.
Police yesterday said they were treating Libby’s death as a “potential homicide” following a postmortem.
Her body was pulled from the Humber Estuary by an RNLI crew on Wednesday, six weeks after 21-year-old Libby vanished on a night out in Hull.
Her housemate Chloe Wise broke down as she arrived at the bench to lay red roses among the other floral tributes.
She lit a candle and left a letter to Libby, saying: “You really are the most beautiful person I know inside and out.
“I can’t begin to explain how lucky I am to have had you in my life. I’ll never be able to find the words to explain how much I’ll miss you. You will forever be in my heart. I love you so much Lib. Pps I will try to keep the house clean.”
Amelia Cummins, a fellow philosophy student at the University of Hull, posted a tribute on Facebook. She said: “Libby A CHARGING buffalo sends a hungry lioness packing after it pounced on her calf.
The herd had gathered at a watering hole in Botswana, southern Africa, when a pack of big cats attacked.
While the calf and other targets escaped unscathed, photographer Ben Cranke, 54, said: “The lioness didn’t leave without putting up a fight. The entire experience was harrowing but exhilarating.” was an incredible person. I count myself incredibly lucky to have known Lib.
“She never did anything half heartily, she always stood by her beliefs. She has by far influenced my life more than anyone else I have met.” A card signed by other students spoke of an “outpouring of love” for Libby, who was “forever in our hearts”. Frank Lazenby, 55, and Neil Covells, 51, who did repairs on Libby’s flat, laid flowers at the bench. Frank said: “She was very pleasant, a lovely young lady. What happened to her is so sad.” Angie Wallace, 51, whose 25-yearold son Stephen’s body was found in a Hull waterway in 2016, has contacted Libby’s parents, Lisa and Russell, to offer support in their “darkest days”.
Det Supt Martin Smalley said a man remains under investigation.
Pawel Relowicz, 24, of Hull, has been remanded in custody charged with 12 offences unrelated to Libby’s death.