Mum to meet cops at Claudia Lawrence home amid murder case update

Claudia Lawrence disappeared in March 2009. She was thirty-five years old. Her disappearance led to a missing person case which later became a murder investigation, despite never finding her body.

Her mother, Joan, discovered a hidden loft in Claudia’s home. Joan will meet with a police leader at the house and show them the loft opening, which is above Claudia’s clothes. She previously doubted the police but spoke about the loft she found recently, behind a wardrobe. Joan says she didn’t know about it until a podcast crew visit weeks ago.

Joan, who is eighty-one, said the police expect her to start over, which is emotionally hard. She lives with the uncertainty daily and is a mother coping with immense pain.

Joan will hear what the police say next Wednesday. She notes they’ve had sixteen years to find answers, and the anniversary of Claudia’s disappearance is near. She wants an apology for the initial five years.

Going to the house breaks her heart and destroys happy memories. Access early on might have helped. She wonders if they missed clues.

A podcast said police didn’t search the loft initially but used a camera later. Police stated their visit is for familiarization only and isn’t for new inquiries.