POLICE ISSUE UPDATE IN SEARCH FOR MISSING MALTON WOMAN VICTORIA TAYLOR

North Yorkshire Police are continuing to search for a missing 34-year-old woman who was last seen seven days ago in Malton.

Victoria Taylor left her home at 9am on 30th September. She was then seen on CCTV at 11:35am at the BP garage on Welham Road in the Norton area of Malton.

There is now a further sighting of her which was captured at 11:53am on 30th September) at Malton Bus Station on Railway Street.

To date, this is the last confirmed sighting of her. Over the past week police have undertaken extensive enquiries.

The investigation has involved the collection and review of CCTV footage and passive data research, police have searched key areas of both land and water and have interviewed several witnesses.

Officers have said they remain open minded and, whilst the investigation of Victoria’s movements has been thorough, they will continue to pursue existing and new lines of enquiry.

Based on information obtained from these exhaustive enquiries, North Yorkshire Police is satisfied at the current time that there is no information to suggest any form of third-party involvement following the disappearance of Victoria and this remains a missing person case.

On Tuesday, officers recovered several personal items belonging to Victoria near to the River Derwent. This area is where they are currently focusing their search efforts and the public can expect to see continued activity in the coming days.

Inspector Martin Dennison from North Yorkshire Police said: “This is an extremely difficult time for Victoria’s family, and we are continuing to do all we can to try and find her.

“The focus of our search remains the area around the River Derwent and Victoria’s family members are aware of this and the wider strategy that is in place.

“The family and the police understand the local community wanting to show their support with the searches for Victoria, but we urge people to exercise caution when searching particularly near to the river.”