Gaynor Lord was a British woman who disappeared in Norwich, United Kingdom, on 8 December 2023 and was found dead there a week later.

Gaynor Lord

Gaynor Lord (born 1967 or 1968[1]) was a shop assistant at the gin counter, for local sprits distiller Bullards, at Jarrolds department store in Norwich city centre.[2] She was married to Clive[3] and had three children.[4]

Disappearance

On 8 December 2023, Lord was scheduled to finish work at 16:00 GMT but left at approximately 14:45 and did not take her usual route home.[5] She walked around the city, passing the cathedral at 15:22 and Norwich Playhouse theatre approximately 25 minutes later. At 16:01 she was seen on CCTV walking along St Augustine's Street, which leaves the city centre to the north-west.[3]

At around 20:00, a member of the public found some of Lord's belongings in Wensum Park in the north of the city;[2] she was reported missing that evening.[6] Police began searching the park the following day. On 15 December they discovered Lord's body in the River Wensum approximately 400 metres (440 yd) from the park.[7][8] A post mortem determined that she had drowned and that there was no evidence of third-party involvement.[2]

Reactions

Similarities have been drawn between Lord's disappearance and that of Nicola Bulley,[6] and detectives on the Gaynor Lord case consulted Lancashire Constabulary who had undertaken the search for Bulley.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Murray, Jessica (15 December 2023). "Body found in search for missing Norwich woman Gaynor Lord". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Gaynor Lord: What we know about missing Norwich mum". BBC News. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  3. 1 2 Patrick, Lydia; Davis, Barney; Butt, Maira; Cobham, Tara (18 December 2023). "Gaynor Lord latest: Husband 'distraught' as results of post-mortem released". The Independent. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "The key unanswered questions over Gaynor Lord's disappearance as body found in search for mum". ITV News. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Gaynor Lord: Police 'can't explain' why missing Norwich mum left work early". BBC News. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Footage of missing UK mum's last known movements released". Nine News. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Gaynor Lord: Body confirmed as missing Norwich mother". BBC News. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Gaynor Lord: Body found in search for missing Norwich mum". BBC News. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
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