Disappearance of Claire Holland

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Disappearance of Claire Holland
Seamus O'Donnell's pub in Bristol, in 2014.
Born
England
Disappeared6 June 2012
Bristol city centre, Bristol, England
StatusMissing for 11 years, 4 months and 19 days
DiedBetween 6 June and 8 June 2012 [1]

Claire Holland is a British woman who disappeared from a pub in Bristol, England on 6 June 2012.[2] As of 2023, no trace of her has been found.[3]

Disappearance

Holland, a 32-year-old woman from Lawrence Weston, vanished after leaving the Seamus O'Donnell's pub in Bristol city centre just after closing time at 23:15 on 6 June 2012.[4] This was the day after the Queen's Diamond Jubilee weekend.[5] She was reported missing a few days later.[6]

Investigation and trial

In 2021, Avon and Somerset Police announced that they believed her disappearance was "linked to a crime" and were treating it as suspicious. A 37-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of murder in 2019, but was released after an investigation.[7] A major search for her body in 2021 failed to find her.[8][9] The Barrelhouse pub in Bristol was one of the places of interest.[10] Specialist dive teams in Bristol Harbour were involved.[11][12]

In 2022, a man was rearrested amid "significant developments".[13][14] Police charged a 41-year-old man with Holland's murder, and his trial was due to begin in October 2023.[15][16] This was delayed until March 2023.[17]

The murder trial began on 16 October 2023 at Bristol Crown Court.[18]

See also

References
  1. Minchin, Rod (August 5, 2022). "Man to face trial accused of murdering missing woman". Evening Standard.
  2. Donaghy, Gerard. "Man charged with murder of Claire Holland who went missing in 2012". The Irish Post. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  3. "Man charged with murder of woman missing for decade". The Independent. 2022-08-03. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  4. "Claire Holland: Man re-arrested on suspicion of murder". BBC News. 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  5. "Claire Holland: Search for Bristol woman missing since 2012". BBC News. 2021-11-16. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  6. "Man, 40, charged with murdering Clare Holland who went missing 10 years ago". Sky News. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  7. Hallam, Katy (2022-08-03). "Man charged with murder of woman who vanished on night out a decade ago". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  8. "Claire Holland: Search for Bristol woman missing since 2012". BBC News. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  9. "Claire Holland: Bristol search fails to uncover significant evidence". BBC News. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  10. "Claire Holland: Pub search for missing woman yields 'nothing significant'". BBC News. 2022-08-09. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  11. "Claire Holland disappearance: 'Substantial' police operation in Bristol as part of 2012 murder probe". ITV News. 16 November 2021.
  12. Cruse, Beth; Cork, Tristan; Bloch, Ben (2021-11-17). "Police team searching harbour after Bristol mum went missing in 2012". BristolLive. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  13. Davies, Caroline (2022-08-02). "Claire Holland: Man rearrested on suspicion of 2012 Bristol murder". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  14. "'Significant development' in Claire Holland murder case after suspect rearrested". Express & Star. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  15. "Trial date set for man charged with murder of Claire Holland in Bristol". Bristol Live. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  16. Media, P. A. (2022-08-03). "Claire Holland: man charged with murder of woman missing since 2012". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  17. "Claire Holland: Man set to face murder trial in March". BBC News. 2022-11-15. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  18. "Claire Holland: Bristol woman murdered by ex, court told". BBC News. 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
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