Libby Squire search: Police given more time to question man arrested over Hull student's disappearance

Police have been granted more time to quiz a man detained in connection with the disappearance of Hull student Libby Squire.

Miss Squire was last seen on Thursday, January 31, when she got a taxi from a nightclub.

The man was arrested on Wednesday night at a house on Raglan Street, about half a mile from Miss Squire's home.

Two police cars remained parked on the street on Saturday.

A statement released by Humberside Police said: "A further extension has been granted by the courts for officers to question a man arrested in connection with the disappearance of Hull student Libby Squire.

"The extension allows officers to continue to question the 24-year-old until 9pm tomorrow (Sunday, February 10)."

Detective Superintendent Mathew Hutchinson said: "I can confirm that the court has granted us a further 24 hours to question the man.

"We are still treating Libby's disappearance as a missing person's enquiry. I have said previously that we are keeping an open mind as to her whereabouts and that is still very much the case.

"Our number one priority is to find Libby Squire and we are still conducting extensive searches and appealing for any information from the public."

Police are thought to be examining CCTV footage which shows a man getting in and out of a car minutes after the last sighting of the student.

The footage, obtained by ITV News, appears to show a man sitting with his legs out the driver's side door of a parked vehicle in Hull.

The video was captured close to where the philosophy student is thought to have disappeared.

He leaves the car and, a minute and a half later, a man then is seen opening the front passenger side door and moving around.

They then get behind the wheel and drive away at around 12.09am on February 1.

On Saturday police scoured gardens and alleyways in the area around Miss Squire’s home and digital missing posters were unveiled in the city centre.

A JustGiving page set up on Thursday has raised more than £3,000 for the family of the University of Hull student, who is originally from High Wycombe, in Buckinghamshire.