Police have stepped up their appeal for information around the disappearance of 32-year-old Claire Holland, who went missing 10 years ago. Claire, from Lawrence Weston, left the Seamus O’Donnell’s pub in St Nicholas Street at around 11.15pm on Wednesday, June, 6, and has not been seen since.
Officers investigating her case have now released new CCTV footage of her last known movements. Since her disappearance, police have taken almost 80 statements and hunted through hours 135 exhibits.
They are now pleading with people to come forward as her family are still desperately hoping for answers.
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Det Ch Insp Darren Hannant said: “Claire’s disappearance is being treated as suspicious as there remains no known reason why she would choose to disappear. We’ve now just celebrated the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend, so I’m asking people to cast their mind back to the Diamond Jubilee celebrations – were you in Bristol on the evening of Wednesday 6 June, 2012?
"Did you see anything which could help our investigation? A 40-year-old man, who was re-arrested on suspicion of murder in March 2022, remains on police bail at this time.
“This remains an extensive investigation and to date we’ve completed almost 300 investigative actions, taken 78 statements and collated 404 documents and 135 exhibits. We firmly believe there are people out there with crucial information that could assist our investigation and would urge them to contact us.
“Please think of Claire’s children and her wider family on this day – they are desperate for answers and deserve to know what happened, and why. If you’re holding on to a piece of information, please share it with us – it could be the key to solving this case.”
Claire is described as white, 5ft tall, of slim build, with shoulder-length brown hair, which was sometimes tied back in a ponytail. Police have a series of appeal points that they are asking for the public to help with.
They want to speak to anyone who was in the Seamus O’Donnell’s pub on the night Claire was last seen. They want to identify everyone who spoke to Claire on the day she disappeared.
They have issued CCTV clips and want to speak to anyone who saw a woman matching Claire’s description heading into Bristol city centre from the direction of St Nicholas Street after 11pm, or who may have seen her elsewhere in Bristol on the same evening. Police also want to speak to anyone who was a friend or acquaintance of Claire.
A police spokesperson said: "If you didn’t speak to police at the time she went missing, or since, now is the time. We need to know as much as we can about what Claire was doing or sharing with others in the days and weeks leading up to her going missing".
Police also want people to consider whether anyone has told them information about this case which may have sounded unusual or suspicious. A spokesperson said: "Has anyone confided in you about what may have happened to Claire? Now is the time to put aside any doubts you have had about making contact and help us find answers for the sake of Claire’s family and loved ones."
Police have set up a dedicated appeal page on the Major Incident Public Reporting site, and are asking anyone with information who hasn’t yet come forward to do so. You can also call 101 and give the call handler the reference number 5219172645, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
