Off Topic - Claudia Lawrence

Man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering Claudia Lawrence - 59 years old...anyone know how old her dad is?

Dont know, but he looks a lot older than that, I think your pre judged insinuation is disgraceful

Ha, rich coming from someone on this site....it was actually a genuine question.

I'm sure he's older than that; inevitably in every missing person case, one's thoughts go to someone known to the victim.

Not Born Yesterday wrote:I'm sure he's older than that; inevitably in every missing person case, one's thoughts go to someone known to the victim.  

Exactly - as has been proven many many times, it's often someone in the family or close to the family. I genuinely wondered how old her dad is. I suspect he is a lot older.

According to this he was 65 in 2011:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/claudia-lawrence-missing-chefs-dad-97120

Thanks Chrissie

Not Born Yesterday wrote:I'm sure he's older than that; inevitably in every missing person case, one's thoughts go to someone known to the victim.  

So why not her mother ?

duncanmac wrote:

Not Born Yesterday wrote:I'm sure he's older than that; inevitably in every missing person case, one's thoughts go to someone known to the victim.  

So why not her mother ?

Errr, because they arrested a man!

Had a woman been arrested, I'd have been checking her mother's age too!

Roasted Arizona wrote:

Not Born Yesterday wrote:I'm sure he's older than that; inevitably in every missing person case, one's thoughts go to someone known to the victim.  

Exactly - as has been proven many many times, it's often someone in the family or close to the family.  I genuinely wondered how old her dad is. I suspect he is a lot older.

I agree with you both.

By the way her mother is 70.

Me too!

Roasted Arizona wrote:Me too!

What do you mean...you agree or you are 70...or both   

Angelina wrote:

Roasted Arizona wrote:Me too!

What do you mean...you agree or you are 70...or both   

Ha - no - not 70 ...I agree with this

Had a woman been arrested, I'd have been checking her mother's age too!

What about a neighbour, brother, friend, priest, why was the question asked just about the father ?
where is the evidence that the murder of a female is usually at the hands of the father ?

Well Im quite shocked it's an older man.


I always had an idea that perhaps she may off been involved with a married man and it got too much for him.

Honour killings ..

Whenever i have read about a child being murdered lately it has either been the father, mother or stepparent

duncanmac wrote:What about a neighbour, brother, friend, priest, why was the question asked just about the father ?
where is the evidence that the murder of a female is usually at the hands of the father ?

did we get out of bed the wrong side today?

I asked about the father because I have seen him many times on TV and he was the first person who sprang to mind....he's been very vocal on the whole subject, and that always rings some alarm bells with me.....there have been many many cases where the person 'eager to speak to the press', was involved in the disappearance...think Ian Huntley, think Philpott, just off the top of my head. Not unreasonable to ask how old her dad was.

I agree that it's less likely to be a parent who's responsible when the murdered child is an adult.

Kitti, Claudia was 35 years of age, hardly a child I would say

kitti wrote:Well Im quite shocked it's an older man.


I always had an idea that perhaps she may off been involved with a married man and it got too much for him.

Maybe it was a married man....he's 59 now, so 5 years ago he would have been 54...she was 35 I think? So not unheard of to have an age gap like that.

I always thought the likeliest person would be somebody she was seeing. It wasn't likely to be a random act by a stranger in my opinion.

She will remain there 'child' till the day they die.



Also, since 1980 71 fathers have killed their children and it's going up at an alarming rate.

Not Born Yesterday wrote:I agree that it's less likely to be a parent who's responsible when the murdered child is an adult.

I'd agree with that too.