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‘Crossbow killer’ suspect Anthony Lawrence’s body found by police | ‘Crossbow killer’ suspect Anthony Lawrence’s body found by police |
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A man being hunted by police after killing his neighbour with a crossbow has been found dead. | A man being hunted by police after killing his neighbour with a crossbow has been found dead. |
Humberside Police said Shane Gilmer and his pregnant girlfriend Laura Sugden were attacked at their home in the village of Southburn near Driffield in east Yorkshire on Friday evening. | Humberside Police said Shane Gilmer and his pregnant girlfriend Laura Sugden were attacked at their home in the village of Southburn near Driffield in east Yorkshire on Friday evening. |
The couple were taken to hospital but Mr Gilmer died at Hull Royal Infirmary on Saturday. | The couple were taken to hospital but Mr Gilmer died at Hull Royal Infirmary on Saturday. |
Ms Sugden's injuries are not believed to be life threatening and she and her unborn baby are both in a stable condition in hospital. | Ms Sugden's injuries are not believed to be life threatening and she and her unborn baby are both in a stable condition in hospital. |
A manhunt was then launched for 55-year-old Anthony Lawrence, also known as Tony Howarth, who lived next door and was known to the couple. | |
Southburn was put under lockdown and villagers were warned not to approach him as the search entered its second day. | |
But police said they believe they have found the body of Lawrence in a vehicle in a rural location in North Yorkshire at around 6pm on Sunday. | |
Police said they had recovered a crossbow from the scene of the crime and are now investigating whether it was used in the attack. | |
Officers say they are still trying to establish a motive for the attack but other neighbours have suggested the attack could have been over loud music. | |
Neighbours told The Sun Lawrence had threatened the couple with an axe in the weeks leading up to the murder. | |
One said: “They were apparently being too noisy. They were scared but things escalated.” | |
DCI Stewart Miller said: "We can confirm that at around 6pm this evening officers discovered the body of a man believed to be 55 year old Anthony Lawrence, in a vehicle in a rural location in North Yorkshire. | |
"Mr Lawrence was wanted in relation to the murder of Shane Gilmer and the attempted murder of his pregnant girlfriend Laura Sugden on Friday 12 January. | |
"Since Friday evening we have been carrying out extensive enquiries into Mr Lawrence's whereabouts, which led to the location in North Yorkshire, upon where officers discovered a body. | |
"We are being supported by North Yorkshire Police as part of our wider investigation." | |
Additional reporting by PA | |