Killer of missing schoolgirl found dead in canal could be identified after 30 years following new update

The family of a teenage girl who was murdered more than 30 years ago may finally get answers about who her killer is.

Lindsay Rimer was just 13 years old when she disappeared on November 7, 1994. The teenager had popped out to buy cornflakes quickly from the corner shop in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, but tragically she never made it home.

Her family, loved ones and the police searched for Lindsay for more than six months, before a horrifying discovery was made.

Lindsay's body was found at the bottom of the Rochdale Canal, having been weighed down by a large rock, and a post mortem examination revealed she had been strangled. Despite extensive investigations, no arrests were made, and her killing has been a cold case for decades.

Lindsay was just 13-years-old when she was killed more than 30 years ago (West Yorkshire Police)

There is fresh hope for justice for her family though today, as West Yorkshire Police revealed they have arrested a prisoner on suspicion of killing Lindsay.

The man, who has not yet been named, denies killing the teenager. He is currently being questioned in prison where he is serving a sentence for other undisclosed offences.

Police said the man will be returned to prison on bail while they continue to investigate.

Lindsay's sister, Juliet Rimer, was too young to remember her sibling. She was just one year old when Lindsay was killed, and since than has read her diaries to try and get an idea of who her sister was.

Speaking to Sky News last year, she said: "It’s just, it’s a bit of a horror film that we have to do this.

"The fact that I had a sister that I never knew who was murdered, I just can’t wrap my head around that. It’s had a massive impact on me."

She pleaded: "This person should be in prison, not us because that’s where we feel we’ve been for the last 30 years."

Lindsay's eldest sister also said last year: "If you've experienced a death in the family you're allowed to move on from it."

Lindsay was last seen buying cornflakes from the corner shop (West Yorkshire Police)

"You can forge a life where you encompass grief, but it doesn't overwhelm it," she added.

"But we're stuck in this overwhelm all the time because we don't have closure, we can only move on when we know who is responsible for killing our sister."

Over the years, police have spoken to many potential witnesses.

DCI James Entwistle said: "We remain very firmly committed to doing everything we can to get justice for Lindsay, and to give her family the answers they still so desperately need after all these years."

"The arrest we have made today comes as a result of our continued focus on progressing the investigation," he added.

"We are keeping Lindsay’s family updated and, while we appreciate the understandable public interest that today’s arrest will bring, we do not anticipate any immediate developments at this stage."

"Although it is now more than 30 years since Lindsay was murdered, we remain convinced there is someone out there who has vital information that could finally help to ease her family’s pain, and we urge them to do the right thing and tell us what they know."

Anyone with any possible information is asked to contact the police by calling 101 quoting Operation Posemill, or sending a text or voicemail to 07707147314.