Groomed?
13-year-old Lily Walmsley is missing from school. Her family have just moved down from Manchester. Lily’s dad died just under a year ago and her paternal grandma does not approve of her mum’s new partner Simon. When Lily was spotted on CCTV getting into a car with a much older man, DS Stuart Turner suspected she could have been groomed on the net. Get up to speed with the case in Part 1’s video…
Suspect
Joe Timoney, the man seen picking up Lily on CCTV is, according to one of his neighbours “a crime waiting to happen” – he was swiftly arrested once Lily’s bag was found in his grotty home. Meanwhile the investigation uncovered Lily had hidden numerous bruises on her stomach and also gifts of chocolates and CDs. Stuart and PC Mel Ryder clashed after Mel was appointed FLO when Stuart believed she was not up to the job. Find out why Joe is the prime suspect in Part 2’s video…
Homesick
The investigation unravelled Lily’s secrets: her brother Ewen admitted Lily had been self-harming from pinching her stomach until she cried in pain. Her grandma Eileen had been staying in London and Lily had been meeting her on the quiet – Lily ran off after a row with Eileen about not moving back to Manchester. Stuart gets a vital lead in Part 3’s video…
Petrified
Mel and PC Leon Taylor felt searching for Lily in Leicester Square was like trying to find a needle in a haystack. But when her mum received a panic call from Lily her precise location was detected. Watch Lily being rescued from a couple of street scavengers in Part 4’s video…