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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, 5 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] Holland was the mother of four children.[7]

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.[8] A major search for her body in 2021 failed to find her.[9][10] The Barrelhouse pub in Bristol was one of the places of interest.[11] Specialist dive teams in Bristol Harbour were involved.[12][13]

In 2022, a man was rearrested amid "significant developments".[14][15] Police charged a 41-year-old man with Holland's murder, and his trial was due to begin in October 2023.[16][17] This was delayed until March 2023.[18]

The murder trial began on 16 October 2023 at Bristol Crown Court.[19] The court was told that Holland had been assaulted by her ex-partner prior to her death.[20] An undercover police operation claimed that Darren Osment had admitted strangling Holland and disposing of her body at Avonmouth Docks.[21][22]

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. ↑ "Claire Holland: Accused's confessions were 'drunk ramblings'". BBC News. 2023-11-13. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  8. ↑ Hallam, Katy (2022-08-03). "Man charged with murder of woman who vanished on night out a decade ago". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  9. ↑ "Claire Holland: Search for Bristol woman missing since 2012". BBC News. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "Claire Holland: Bristol search fails to uncover significant evidence". BBC News. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  11. ↑ "Claire Holland: Pub search for missing woman yields 'nothing significant'". BBC News. 2022-08-09. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  12. ↑ "Claire Holland disappearance: 'Substantial' police operation in Bristol as part of 2012 murder probe". ITV News. 16 November 2021.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ Davies, Caroline (2022-08-02). "Claire Holland: Man rearrested on suspicion of 2012 Bristol murder". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  15. ↑ "'Significant development' in Claire Holland murder case after suspect rearrested". Express & Star. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  16. ↑ "Trial date set for man charged with murder of Claire Holland in Bristol". Bristol Live. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  17. ↑ 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.
  18. ↑ "Claire Holland: Man set to face murder trial in March". BBC News. 2022-11-15. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  19. ↑ "Claire Holland: Bristol woman murdered by ex, court told". BBC News. 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  20. ↑ "Man 'assaulted' ex-partner prior to her death". BBC News. 2023-10-18. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  21. ↑ "Claire Holland: Bristol woman murdered by ex, court told". BBC News. 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  22. ↑ "Claire Holland: Man suggested to undercover officer he cut up ex-partner". BBC News. 2023-11-02. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
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