Police re-investigating Laurence Winstanley murder case almost 30 years on
Date published: 10 January 2017
Police are re-investigating the murder of Laurence Winstanley, searching a pond in Littleborough over the Christmas period.
Laurence, a 23-year-old car mechanic from Shaw, went missing on 2 October 1988 and was found dead in Baitings Dam near Littleborough almost a year later in September 1989.
He had been shot in the head, his body mutilated and scorched had been wrapped in a curtain. A pickaxe head was used to weigh it down.
A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “Police carried out some searches in a pond on Blackstone Edge Road, Littleborough, in Rochdale, in connection with the Laurence Winstanley murder investigation.
“Enquiries remain ongoing.
“West Yorkshire Police has made a key commitment that a case is never closed until it is resolved. This is to give, where possible, victims and their families' closure. As part of this commitment to victims we continuously review our undetected homicides and serious sexual offences.”
Anyone with information can call West Yorkshire Police on 101 or ring Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
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