Libby Squire death a ‘potential homicide’

The death of university student Libby Squire, whose body was found in the Humber estuary on Wednesday, is being treated as a “potential homicide.

Humberside Police had been searching for the 21-year-old, who disappeared from near her Hull home seven weeks ago.

Detective Superintendent Martin Smalley said formal identification had taken place after the body was found on Wednesday afternoon. And he said: “Libby captured the hearts of not just the people in Hull, but across the country. Libby’s death and the recovery of her body now leads us to solely investigate as a potential homicide.

“We have to protect the integrity of the investigation, which is live and very much active and ongoing, withonemanwhoremains under investigation.”