Police questioning 65-year-old in relation to Blackpool murder probe
08.09.2023 - 07:09
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Police have been given more time to question a 65-year-old suspected of murdering a man who is missing from Blackpool. Edward Forrester, who goes by the name Eddie, was last seen a week ago.
A 65-year-old man from Blackpool was arrested on suspicion of murder on Monday (September 4). He remains in custody with police given a further 24 hours to question him, Lancs Live reports.
Eddie was last seen on Seafield Road, in Blackpool, at 1.31pm last Friday. He was reported missing the next day.
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Police say Eddie is 5ft 5ins tall with grey hair, he speaks with a Scottish accent and uses a walking stick. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a white and green t-shirt.
Lancashire Police is keen to hear from anybody who saw the white Peugeot Boxer van (pictured below), registration KX09 XPA, between 6am on Saturday, September 2, and 1am on Tuesday, September 5. They believe the van has been in Blackpool, Lytham St Annes and Cumbria, including Kendal and Windermere, during that period.
It has since been recovered by police. Police area also asking anybody who has seen Eddie since then or has any information about his whereabouts to get in contact with police as soon as possible.
DCI Mark Haworth-Oates, of Lancashire Police's Force Major Investigation Team, said: "This is clearly a very distressing time for Eddie’s family and my thoughts are with them. They are being supported by specially trained officers.
"We have a dedicated team of officers carrying out numerous enquiries to find Eddie and our hope is that we find him alive. As part of those enquiries I would ask people to consider if they have seen this vehicle during those three