Gaynor Lord news: Husband ‘totally lost’ as results of post-mortem released – latest

Was Ms Lord behaving out of character?

Leaving work was early was unusual for Ms Lord, friends and family have told the police. The force added they “can’t explain” some of the missing woman’s behaviour in the CCTV footage.

One witness saw the 55-year-old ‘practicing yoga’ in the park around the time she went missing.

Rosie Richards said she saw a woman fitting the Ms Lord’s description in the park last Friday.

“She was sort of putting her coat down on the floor and sort of performing a yoga pose. It just seemed a bit off at this time because obviously it was starting to get dark,” Ms Richards added.

Detectives searching for Ms Lord say they have not been able to establish Ms Lord’s state of mind when she went missing with “any degree of confidence”.

Her friend Julie Butcher said she seemed “fine” when they last met on Tuesday last week.

“We were talking. She was a bit busy but we were talking about Christmas and she seemed fine, no different to the usual Gaynor. She was quite upbeat and happy,” Ms Butcher told the BBC.

Detectives investigating the disappearance of mother-of-three Gaynor Lord have said there is no evidence a third party was involved in the death of a woman whose body was found in a river during the search.

The 55-year-old vanished after leaving work in Norwich city centre early at 2.45pm on December 8.

A Home Office post-mortem examination took place on Saturday morning following the discovery of a body on Friday in the search for missing woman, Gaynor Lord.

The post-mortem examination has found no indications of any third-party involvement. The death is not being treated as suspicious.

Ms Lord’s family has been informed and continue to be supported by specialist officers. Formal identification is due to take place tomorrow.

Chief Superintendent Dave Buckley, Norfolk’s County Policing Commander, said: “The post-mortem examination has found no signs that any other parties were involved.

“Although our searches have concluded, officers are continuing to work to establish the full circumstances surrounding Gaynor’s disappearance. We will pursue all lines of enquiry to understand why she went missing.

“Our thoughts remain with Gaynor’s family at this incredibly difficult time.”

Wensum Park was closed throughout the investigation but has now reopened.

Timeline of Gaynor’s last known movements

Norfolk Police have confirmed the timeline of Gaynor’s movements in the city centre:

2.44pm – Gaynor is working at the Bullards Gin counter in the basement at Jarrold department store – her clothing is clearly visible

2.45-2.46pm – She leaves the store via the loading bay on Bedford Street

2.47pm – Walks onto London Street past the Cosy Club

2.48pm – Gaynor makes her way onto Queens Street and walks toward the Cathedral

2.50pm – Gaynor walks into the cathedral grounds

2.57pm – Gaynor walks along Riverside Walk

3.12pm – Gaynor is seen walking back on Riverside Walk, on to Cotman Fields and crosses Bishopgate

3.13pm – Gaynor continues to talk on Riverside Road towards the cathedral

3.22pm – Gaynor is seen on The Close at the cathedral entrance – shortly before exiting through the archway she puts her coat on

3.23pm – She is seen to walk away from the cathedral on Queens Street – here you can see a clear image of the coat she was wearing

3.49pm – This is the last sighting of Gaynor on CCTV near the Playhouse on St George’s Street

3.53pm – Walks along St Crispins Road towards Pitt Street

4.01pm – Gaynor walks up St Augustines Street

4.03pm – Walks on to Baker Street

4.07pm – The final sighting of Gaynor is on Green Hills Road/St Martins Road junction

Specialist divers scoured the River Wensum on Thursday, 14 December, as the search for Gaynor Lord entered its sixth day.

A white tent was pitched by the water where the 55-year-old’s coat was found by a member of the public on Friday evening (8 December).

The mother-of-three’s belongings, including clothing, two rings, a mobile phone and glasses, were found scattered in the park.

CCTV of Ms Lord’s last-known movements before she went missing in Norwich showed the 55-year-old walking on St Augustines Street at 4.01pm, which was the most recent sighting of her.

The police who searched for Gaynor Lord reached out to the force involved in the hunt for Nicola Bulley for

Lancashire Police confirmed colleagues in Norfolk had been in contact as they tried to find Gaynor Lord, who vanished in similar circumstances.

Police have released CCTV showing the 55-year-old walking to and from the cathedral on Queens Street before continuing to walk along St George’s Street at 3.49pm.

She then walks along St Crispins Road towards Pitt Street and up St Augustines Street at 4.01pm, which was the last sighting of her on CCTV.

“We are particularly keen on hearing from anyone who may have seen Gaynor in the cathedral grounds,” Norwich policing commander Superintendent Wes Hornigold said.

A friend of missing Norwich woman Gaynor Lord has detailed the last phone call she received from her on the day she was last seen, Lucy Neeson reports.

Ms Lord, a mother of three, was reported missing in Norwich last Friday (8 December) after failing to return home from work.

Julie Butcher received a call from Ms Lord at 2.15pm that day but had to cut it short to speak to a client.

Speaking to Sky News on Thursday (14 December), Ms Butcher said: “I said could I call her back and she said ‘yes’.”

She later called Ms Lord but could not get through to her.

Ms Butcher said: “I wish I had never answered that call.”

Specialist divers pulled a body from a river on Friday morning following a week-long search for missing mother-of-three Gaynor Lord.