New CCTV shows missing mum Gaynor Lord running from work before spending 30 minutes at cathedral as timeline revealed
CCTV has revealed the final movements of missing mum Gaynor Lord before she vanished five days ago.
Gaynor Lord, 55, was last seen running away from work in the centre of Norwich, Norfolk, on Friday before she spent 33 mins on the grounds of a cathedral.
The retail assistant for Bullards Gin, at Jarrold’s was seen smiling and leaving work at 2.44pm when she was due to finish at 4pm.
Security footage then shows her running through the city centre streets while holding her coat which was later found floating in the river Wensum.
Cops say she then spent 33 minutes on the ground of the nearby cathedral.
Officers are now pleading with the public to come forward with any information in regards to what she was doing during this time.
Norwich Policing Commander, Superintendent Wes Hornigold, said: “We are particularly keen on hearing from anyone who may have seen Gaynor in the cathedral grounds which she enters at 2.50pm and leaves at 3.23pm.
“It’s not clear where she goes inside the cathedral grounds during this time so we’re keen to hear from anyone who may have seen her there.”
Gaynor is then seen to walk along St Crispins Road towards Pitt Street and finally up St Augustines Street at 4.01pm.
This is the last sighting of her on CCTV before going missing.
It comes after her belongings were found scattered in different locations around the city centre park on Friday night.
Her white work shirt, yellow tank top, and jewellery were found spread out – and her olive-coloured coat was found in the water.
It comes as…
- Gaynor vanished on Friday evening after leaving work early
- The mum’s clothes were found in ‘various locations’ in park
- Gaynor’s daughter pleads: “we want her home”
- Witness says she saw woman “removing coat and perfoming yoga pose”
- Cops release CCTV of missing mum’s ‘unusual’ last known movements
- Specialist underwater divers join the desperate hunt
Norwich Constabulary declared Gaynor missing after they found her ID inside a handbag – and learned she’d failed to return home from work that evening.
Last night witness has came forward and said they believe they saw a woman matching the mum-of-three’s description on the afternoon she disappeared.
Norwich Evening News reported an onlooker saw “someone who could have been Gaynor at 4pm in the park”.
It added: “The witness said the woman removed her coat and performed a yoga pose.”
Rosie Richards, who lives near the park, said she believes she saw Gaynor, too.
TIMELINE OF GAYNOR'S MOVEMENTS
2.44pm – Gaynor is working at the Bullards Gin counter in the basement at Jarrold department store – her clothing is clearly visible
2.45-2.46pm – She leaves the store via the loading bay on Bedford Street
2.47pm – Walks onto London Street past the Cosy Club
2.48pm – Gaynor makes her way onto Queens Street and walks toward the Cathedral
3.22pm – Gaynor is seen on The Close at the cathedral entrance – shortly before exiting through the archway she puts her coat on
3.23pm – She is seen to walk away from the cathedral on Queens Street – here you can see a clear image of the coat she was wearing
3.49pm – This is the last sighting of Gaynor on CCTV near the Playhouse on St George’s Street
3.53pm – Walks along St Crispins Road towards Pitt Street
4.01pm – Gaynor walks up St Augustines Street – her final movements captured in CCTV before going missing
She told the BBC: “It’s really upsetting… I’m just thinking of her friends and family, because she is a sort of similar age to my mum and that would be awful to be going through what they are going through right now.”
Gaynor’s family put out a desperate plea yesterday – five days into the search for the mum.
Her daughter Alexandra posted on Facebook: “Please share, if anyone knows anything please do contact the police.
“We want her home.”
Gaynor, who has blonde shoulder-length hair in a bob, is described as white and 5ft 6 inches tall.