Man re-arrested in young woman’s murder probe
AMAN has been re-arrested in connection with the death of a 21-year-old in Cardiff. Lauren Griffiths was found dead at a flat in Glynrhondda Street, Cathays, at about 6.30pm on April 30.
A 22-year-old man, who was known to her, was arrested that evening in connection with her death but was later released on police bail pending further enquiries.
Yesterday he was re-arrested at his home in Wrexham on suspicion of murder after “new information” came to light, a South Wales Police spokeswoman said.
The spokeswoman said Ms Griffiths’ family, who live in the Oswestry area of Shropshire, had been informed and were being supported by family liaison officers.
In a statement released yesterday the family said: “The past three months have been unbearable.
“We all miss Lauren so much, she truly was our ray of sunshine. Our lives have been torn apart.
“Lauren was due to go on our family holiday in August which inevitably had to be cancelled leaving her younger siblings confused and upset.
“This holiday was an annual tradition that has been broken. This is how we are feeling – broken.
“We are crying out if anyone does have information, please contact South Wales Police.”
Officers said further tests and inquiries were being made to establish the exact cause of Lauren’s death.
Detectives say they are particularly keen to speak to anyone who knew Lauren and may have spoken to her between March 2018 and April 2019.
Detective Inspector Stuart Wales, of the South Wales Police major crime investigation team, said on Tuesday: “It is three months today since Lauren’s body was sadly found at her flat in Cathays and since that time we have been conducting an extensive and thorough investigation into her death.
“As a result of these inquiries we have re-arrested a suspect and he is being questioned by South Wales Police detectives at a police station in North Wales. We continue to receive information from the public, for which we are extremely grateful, and are keen to hear from anyone else who can offer information.”
■ Anyone with information can contact South Wales Police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 quoting occurrence 1900154230.
■ Alternatively, information can be submitted via the police major incident public reporting site via this link: https://mipp.police.uk/ operation/62SWP19A84-PO1