Police satisfied "no third-party involvement" in Victoria Taylor disappearance
The 34-year-old was last seen a week ago (Monday 30th September)
A week on from the disappearance of Victoria Taylor in Malton, North Yorkshire Police say they have no reason to believe there was any third-party involvement.
The 34-year-old left her home at 9am on Monday 30th September, and was seen on CCTV at 11.35am at the BP Garage on Welham Road in the Norton area of the town.
Today, police revealed they have had another sighting, at 11.53am that morning, at Malton Bus Station.
Officers say their investigation has involved collecting and reviewing CCTV and other data in the past week.
In a statement, police added: "We have searched key areas of both land and water and we have interviewed several witnesses. We remain open minded and, whilst the investigation of Victoria’s movements has been thorough, we 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."
The search effort is focused on the River Derwent, police said, as several personal items belonging to Victoria were found in the area on Tuesday.
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,” Insp Dennison added.