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A candlelit vigil has been held at York
Minster to mark the 37th birthday of missing chef Claudia
Lawrence. |
The service was attended by
Kate McCann, whose daughter
Madeleine
vanished on holiday in May 2007.
The York University chef was last seen in the city on 18
March, 2009. Police have since scaled back their suspected murder
investigation.
Her father Peter Lawrence said it was a chance to
remember all affected by the "tragedy" of a missing loved one.
Mr Lawrence, of Slingsby, North Yorkshire, is a member of
the Minster congregation.
He said he still believed his daughter was alive.
"I think somewhere along the way, if anything had
happened to Claudia, I would have felt it inside, and in fact the
Archbishop expresses the same thing.
"Whenever he sees me he says, 'she's alive man, I can
feel it'."
'No development'
The service was led by the Archbishop of York, Dr John
Sentamu, and the Dean of York, the Very Reverend Keith Jones.
The Archbishop said the ceremony was to let people show
their support for the families of Miss Lawrence, Madeleine McCann and
others who had gone missing.
Miss Lawrence was born in Malton, North Yorkshire, and
lived in the Heworth area of York.
North Yorkshire Police said detectives were no closer to
finding out what had happened to her.
A spokesman said: "The investigation into the
disappearance of Claudia Lawrence is still continuing, although there
have been no major developments.
"We would ask anyone with information to contact us."
Claudia Lawrence went missing in March 2009 |
