Appeal for Bassingham dashcam, doorbell and CCTV footage after Lincolnshire Police launch murder investigation

Police are appealing to the public to consider and review their dash cam footage, doorbell footage and CCTV in connection with a murder investigation.

Lincolnshire Police launched a murder investigation following the report of a concern for the welfare of a 26-year-old woman at Shuttleworth House, Lincoln.

A 27-year-old man was arrested yesterday (March 25) on suspicion of murder and remains in custody.

Searches linked to this investigation are ongoing in the Bassingham area­ ­— where items have been recovered from the river during searches.

A body has since been recovered in the village.

Police are appealing for anyone in the Bassingham area to consider and review their dash cam footage, doorbell footage and CCTV between the hours of 12pm on Friday, March 24 and 4pm on Saturday, March 25, in case they have captured anything of significance.

Similarly, they are appealing generally to anyone with information that they believe could assist the investigation.

Call 101 with incident reference 462 of March 24, or visit the Major Incident Public Portal, where you can report information or upload your footage.

Detective Chief Inspector Jennifer Lovatt said: “There will be an increased police presence in the areas of Shuttleworth House and Bassingham whilst we continue our enquiries.

"We are engaging with those affected to keep them informed and offer our support.

"We will be working within the communities affected to seek relevant information and reassure the public that we will do all in our power to thoroughly and diligently investigate the full circumstances of this incident. We would urge anyone who has any information or footage, that could support this investigation, to get in touch.”