Police investigating disappearance of Claudia Lawrence release new CCTV

Claudia Lawrence disappeared six years ago today. Credit: North Yorkshire Police

Police have released previously unseen CCTV footage of two people walking near missing chef Claudia Lawrence's home on the evening of her disappearance.

The last known sighting of Miss Lawrence was six years ago today on Wednesday 18 March, 2009

As part of the ongoing investigation into her disappearance, detectives from North Yorkshire Police said they are looking at new lines of enquiry that focus on an area near to the university chef's home.

Police want to speak to two people seen near the alleyway behind her house. Credit: North Yorkshire Police

The footage released today shows an area near an alleyway at the rear of Miss Lawrence's terraced house, which was searched by police last month and is said to be of "growing significance" to the investigation.

It was filmed at 7.15pm on Wednesday 18 March 2009, a short time before Miss Lawrence spoke to her parents on the phone.

The CCTV was screened to residents in the Hepworth area of York earlier today, and local areas were leafleted.

Watch the CCTV here:

North Yorkshire Police are urging anyone with information on the individuals featured in the CCTV to get in contact with them by calling them on 101, selecting option one, and passing the details on to the Force Control Room, or by calling Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, or online.

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