Libby Squire missing: Police given extra time to question man suspected of abducting 21-year-old student

Twenty-one-year-old disappeared after a taxi dropped her off outside her home following a night out, police say

As the search is continues for missing student Libby Squire, police have been given extra time to question a 24-year-old man arrested on suspicion of abducting her.

The 21-year-old had still not been found, a Humberside Police spokeswoman said.

She was reported missing from the city in the early hours of 1 February and an intensive search has been mounted by police and volunteers over the last week.

Police said more than 50 student volunteers had joined their efforts by helping to give out leaflets on Thursday night, a week after she disappeared on 31 January. The force also drove a large screen featuring images of the missing student around the city centre.

Meanwhile, a senior officer had granted permission for the 24-year-old man arrested on Wednesday in connection with the disappearance to continue to be detained in custody for further questioning.

It is understood the philosophy student was turned away from the Welly nightclub in Hull by door staff who thought she was too drunk on the night she disappeared.

Police say she was dropped off in a taxi near her home late on 31 January.

She was then seen 10 minutes later on CCTV near a bench where a motorist stopped to offer help.

She is believed to have been in this area until about 12.09am on 1 February.

Police said the taxi driver and motorist had been spoken to and were not suspects.

Ms Squire’s parents Lisa and Russ, who live in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, said: “We’d like to thank everyone who has helped this week in trying to find Libby. We have been overwhelmed with people’s kindness and support and it’s been incredible how all her friends, students at the university, and members of the public have joined together to help us look for her.”

The couple added that Ms Squire - whose full name is Liberty Anna - has two younger sisters and a younger brother.