The mystery of what happened to Suzy Lamplugh

On the last Monday of July 1986, in broad daylight and in the middle of a working day, estate agent Suzy Lamplugh, 25, disappeared while showing a client round a house in Fulham.

Suzy’s company car was discovered by the police about a mile from her office just after 10pm. There were no signs of a struggle – no fingerprints unaccounted for. The driver’s door was unlocked, the handbrake off and her purse was in the glove compartment. But her keys were missing.

Suzy’s body has never been found. She was finally presumed murdered and was legally declared dead in 1993.

In July investigators searched land around Pershore after a tip-off, but no evidence was found.

Her parents, Diana and Paul Lamplugh founded the Suzy Lamplugh Trust in 1986. The trust supports workplaces to help their lone and frontline workers be safer and feel safer. It also runs the National Stalking Helpline, offering advice and support to anyone concerned about stalking, as well as campaigning for victims of stalking.

www.suzylamplugh.org

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“According to the Sentencing Council, fines for large organisations sentenced for health and safety offences, where the issue of lone workers sits, have increased following the introduction of new sentencing guidelines, and these are no longer targeted just at the biggest organisations. There has been an increase in fines for smaller organisations and individuals sentenced for health and safety offences.

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