Man held for murder of Hebden Bridge schoolgirl Lindsay Rimer in 1994

A BRADFORD man on arrested suspicion of murdering a Yorkshire schoolgirl 22 years ago, has been released on bail.
By The Newsroom
Published 10th Nov 2016, 08:55 BST
Updated 16th Nov 2016, 16:37 BST
Lindsay Jo RimerLindsay Jo Rimer
Lindsay Jo Rimer

Teenager Lindsay Rimer was last seen on November 7 1994 when she was going to buy cornflakes from a shop in the town of Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire.

Her body was found in the Rochdale Canal in April 1995.

The new arrest was made on Tuesday afternoon.

Geri Rimer at the site where the body of her daughter Lindsey was discovered in 1995.Geri Rimer at the site where the body of her daughter Lindsey was discovered in 1995.
Geri Rimer at the site where the body of her daughter Lindsey was discovered in 1995.

A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said: “A 63-year-old man arrested on the afternoon of November 8 on suspicion of the murder of Hebden Bridge teenager Lindsay Jo Rimer has been released on police bail.

“Detectives are continuing their inquiries.”

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The Yorkshire schoolgirl was 13 when she was murdered. Her body was found by canal workers five months after she disappeared, weighted down at the bottom of water.

This April, new forensic leads in the cold case were investigated by West Yorkshire Police.

Detective Superintendent Simon Atkinson said at the time that officers were waiting for the “golden nugget of information that will finally crack the case”.