The investigation into the disappearance of estate agent Suzy Lamplugh in Fulham 1986 has concluded there was no link to the Brentford area.

Detectives received a report in August 2019 from a lorry driver who said he had seen the prime suspect John Cannan, throwing a suitcase into the Grand Union Canal in Brentford three days after Suzy disappeared.

But part of the canal mentioned by the witness and the surrounding canal stretches had been extensively searched by the Met's Marine Support Unit and London

Fire Brigade Search Unit in September 2014.

The search followed an unrelated murder investigation but nothing was recovered that was connected to the Suzy Lamplugh investigation.

Suzy,25, left her estate agency office in Fulham, at 12.40pm on July 28 1986 to meet a client called Mr Kipper.

At 10pm, her white Ford Fiesta is discovered in nearby Stevenage Road, Fulham.

The Met says Suzy, whose body has never been found, is presumed dead and is believed to have been abducted and murdered.

But more than 34 years on, the police investigation into Suzy's disappearance is still active.

John Cannan was jailed for 35 years in 1989 for the rape and murder of 29-year-old Shirley Banks in Bristol.

The 66-year-old is serving three life sentences but has never been charged in connection with the Lamplugh case.

A man was arrested in December 2000 and questioned, and a file was later submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service but it was decided that there was insufficient evidence to support a prosecution.

Detective Chief Inspector Rebecca Reeves, the senior investigating officer, said: "We would urge anyone who believes they might know something about what happened to Suzy all those years ago to come forward.

"Whether you saw something that you thought was unconnected at the time, or you felt under pressure to protect someone you knew – it is not too late.

"The passage of time has not weakened our determination to seek justice and get the answers that the Lamplugh family continue to wait for.

"They have always been supportive of our efforts to make progress in the investigation, and they have shown remarkable strength despite the immense sadness they have endured over the years."

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