Police still fear tragic Libby was murdered

The death of university student Libby Squire is being treated as a potential murder, police said.

her body was found near Grimsby Docks on the humber estuary on Wednesday afternoon. The 21- year- old, pictured, was last seen near her hull home in the early hours of Friday, February 1.

her disappearance followed an evening out in hull and sparked an intensive search, lasting more than a month.

Detective Superintendent Martin Smalley, of humberside Police, said: ‘Libby’s death and the recovery of her body now leads us to solely investigate as a potential homicide.

‘The post-mortem examination concluded late last night and at this stage, we will not be releasing any results for investigative and operational reasons.’

An inquest will open at hull Coroner’s Court on Monday. A 24-year- old man, charged with unrelated offences, remains ‘under investigation’.

Specially trained officers are supporting her parents Lisa and Russell from high Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.