Ex-boyfriend, 50, of ‘murdered’ Katie Kenyon appears at court again
Ex-boyfriend, 50, of ‘murdered’ Katie Kenyon makes second court appearance charged with killing her – as police continue to scour 3,000-acre beauty spot for traces of her
Katie Kenyon, 33, was last seen last Friday when it is thought she travelled in a van which left Burnley Andrew Burfield, 50, was charged with mother’s murder and appeared at Preston Crown Court todayMore than 60 search officers have been scouring an area of forest land in Lancashire looking for her
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The ex-boyfriend of Katie Kenyon appeared in court again today as police searching for the missing mother-of-two set up tents at a new patch of woods after receiving a tip-off about the van she was last seen in a week ago.
Andrew Burfield, 50, was before Preston Crown Court in Lancashire today, having been charged with her murder on Wednesday. It comes one day after he appeared at Blackburn Magistrates’ Court, where entered no plea.
Yesterday, Burfield wore a grey tracksuit in the dock and was flanked by security guards. He spoke only to confirm his name and address in a three-minute hearing, and was told the charge could only be dealt with at crown court.
Searches continued today, seven days after care worker Miss Kenyon, 33, from Padiham, was last seen at about 9.30am last Friday when it is thought she travelled in a van which left Burnley towards the Bolton-by-Bowland area.
Andrew Burfield, 50, is pictured with his head covered as he arrives at Blackburn Magistrates’ Court in Lancashire yesterday
Katie Kenyon, 33, was last seen at around 9.30am on Friday when it is thought she travelled in a van which left Burnley
Two forensic tents were put up in an area of Gisburn Forest in Lancashire yesterday as the search continued for Miss Kenyon
The blue structures can be used to protect forensic evidence, but may also be staked out to provide cover for equipment
Burfield was covered with a grey top of some sort outside court yesterday, but his nose and part of his face could be seen
Yesterday lunchtime, two blue forensic tents were put up in Gisburn Forest as the search continued. Typically the structures can be used to protect forensic evidence, but may also be staked out to provide cover for equipment.
In the afternoon, police said a member of the public had reported a sighting of the van Ms Kenyon is thought to have travelled in. Police are now prioritising an area in the Forest of Bowland as they continue the search.
More than 60 specialist search officers from four police forces have been scouring land looking for her. The hunt involved police and fire service officers, dog teams, mounted police, mountain rescue volunteers and drones.
Scores of officers have been seen scouring the 3,000-acre Gisburn Forest, some 23 miles from Todmorden Road in Ms Kenyon’s hometown, where she was last seen parking her white Ford Fiesta at 9.15am on Friday.
Police teams are seen searching areas of Gisburn Forest in Lancashire on Wednesday as they look for Miss Kenyon
Forensics officers are seen at Gisburn Forest in Lancashire on Wednesday afternoon as the search for Miss Kenyon continues
A team of specialist search officers from four police forces and sniffer dogs scoured a beauty spot on Tuesday
Specialist emergency teams search an area of Gisburn Forest in the Ribble Valley on Tuesday for mother Miss Kenyon
Gary Brooks from Lancashire Police said he was ‘grateful to colleagues from Merseyside and North Wales, and other emergency service partners who are offering assistance in the these complex and wide-scale searches’.
The Detective Superintendent said he was ‘aware that many members of the public have offered to help us in those searches and while I am grateful for that I would dissuade anyone from doing so’.
He added that the area being searched is ‘very large and remote with no phone signal’, adding: ‘The police teams are trained professionals who are used to doing this sort of work and I would hate for someone to get lost or come to harm while trying to help. Please leave it to us.’
Forces from across the North West had been drafted in to help the search, which is expected to last until at least today. Police on horseback were on patrol across the many footpaths that weave through the woods.
