Libby Squire: More time to quiz arrested man over missing student

Ms Squire's family said she was a "very sociable person who loves going out and enjoys spending time with her friends"

Detectives have been granted extra time to question a man arrested on suspicion of abducting student Libby Squire.

The 21-year-old University of Hull student went missing on 31 January after a night out in the city.

A 24-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday night at a house in Raglan Street, which is less than a mile from Ms Squire's home near Beverley Road where she was last seen.

Her family said the disappearance was "very out of character".

Searches continue at Oak Road Playing Fields, close to where Ms Squire was last seen

Humberside Police said it was "still treating Libby's disappearance as a missing person's inquiry".

Det Supt Matt Hutchinson said the force was granted a further 36 hours to question the arrested man from 09:11 GMT.

Detectives believe Ms Squire - a philosophy student, whose name is Liberty Anna but is known as Libby - went home in a taxi at about 23:30 on 31 January but did not enter the house.

Her mobile phone was found there but it "has not provided any further insight as to where she may be or her movements that night", the force said.

Police searched a property on Raglan Street after a man was arrested on Wednesday night

Ms Squire, from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, was later seen on CCTV near Beverley Road where a motorist stopped to offer her help.

Police previously said both the taxi driver and motorist were "not suspects".

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Officers continue to search Oak Road Playing Fields, close to where the student was last seen.

Ms Squire, who is 5ft 7in tall and has long dark brown hair, was wearing a black leather jacket, black long-sleeved top and a black denim skirt with lace when she went missing.

Ms Squire's mum Lisa posted this message on her Facebook page a week after the disappearance

Libby Squire timeline:

• 31 January: Ms Squire is believed to have been dropped off in a taxi from The Welly nightclub to her student home on Wellesley Avenue at about 23:30. She did not enter the house but her phone was found there. She was spotted on CCTV 10 minutes later near a bench on Beverley Road, by the junction with Haworth Street, where a motorist stopped to offer her help

• 1 February: The philosophy student is believed to have remained in the area until about 00:09. She is later reported missing and officers begin a search

• 4 February: Her parents make an emotional video appeal urging their daughter to "get in touch"

• 5 February: About 200 students and staff gather in the rain at the University of Hull to show solidarity and support for Ms Squire, her family and friends

• 6 February: A 24-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of abduction

• 7 February: A large screen displaying images of the student is driven around parts of Hull and officers hand out leaflets in the area where Ms Squire was last seen

• 8 February: Humberside Police is granted more time to question the arrested man