GUILTY UK - Louise Smith, 16, Havant, Hampshire, 8 May 2020 *Arrest*

[Alyce]

This is the Daily Mail, so who knows ? also they are still posting the info re Emsworth which I thought had been discounted ?


Louise lived with Ms Cooper and stepfather Richard O'Shea and was described by a neighbour as 'vulnerable', believing she had struggled with mental health issues.



Police hunting missing 16-year-old Louise Smith find a body | Daily Mail Online

 

[Scorpiette]

Perhaps possible arrests won't be made until results from post mortum are known?

 

[Stumpyaura]

Half of the facts in the Daily Mail article are contradicted on social media. I think there is confusion over who Louise lived with for example. Hope I'm allowed to say that??!

 

[Stumpyaura]

This is the Daily Mail, so who knows ? also they are still posting the info re Emsworth which I thought had been discounted ?


Louise lived with Ms Cooper and stepfather Richard O'Shea and was described by a neighbour as 'vulnerable', believing she had struggled with mental health issues.



Police hunting missing 16-year-old Louise Smith find a body | Daily Mail Online

It has been discounted by various sources on social media but I'm not sure if it has officially. No other newspapers are including it anymore that I could find

 

[Alyce]

Police investigating the suspicious disappearance of teenager Louise Smith have been searching the home of a married couple five minutes walk from her house.

It was suggested Louise may have been staying there after she fell out with mother Rebecca Cooper over boyfriend troubles.

One neighbour claimed that on the day Louise vanished the woman posted online: 'Louise has gone missing... she was supposed to be in my care, she went to the shops for her friends and now she's missing.'

Meanwhile, another living in the apartment block said on VE Day he saw a 'red van' outside the block of flats which a girl got into with bags of clothes.



Police investigating disappearance of Louise Smith, 16, search flat belonging to married couple | Daily Mail Online


BIBs are mine

going to the shops - that's a different story - previously it was Louise going to her pal to collect some clothes

 

[Deppy]

Police investigating the suspicious disappearance of teenager Louise Smith have been searching the home of a married couple five minutes walk from her house.



Police investigating disappearance of Louise Smith, 16, search flat belonging to married couple | Daily Mail Online

Yes this is the couple who were arrested initially for kidnapping! Forensics were there yesterday prior to the announcement of the body being found

 

[JosieJo]

If there is any cause to re arrest this man and woman I would imagine the police are gathering their evidence prior to taking them back in ...once they arrest the clock will be ticking

 

[Scorpiette]

Police investigating the suspicious disappearance of teenager Louise Smith have been searching the home of a married couple five minutes walk from her house.

It was suggested Louise may have been staying there after she fell out with mother Rebecca Cooper over boyfriend troubles.

One neighbour claimed that on the day Louise vanished the woman posted online: 'Louise has gone missing... she was supposed to be in my care, she went to the shops for her friends and now she's missing.'

Meanwhile, another living in the apartment block said on VE Day he saw a 'red van' outside the block of flats which a girl got into with bags of clothes.



Police investigating disappearance of Louise Smith, 16, search flat belonging to married couple | Daily Mail Online


BIBs are mine

going to the shops - that's a different story - previously it was Louise going to her pal to collect some clothes

So Louise fell out with her mother over boyfriend troubles. Do they mean her boyfriend (who apparently had come to stay with her) or her mother's boyfriend?

 

[Deppy]

So Louise fell out with her mother over boyfriend troubles. Do they mean her boyfriend (who apparently had come to stay with her) or her mother's boyfriend?

Louise’s boyfriend I believe

 

[Deppy]

ITV News have just reported that her phone did last ping from Emsworth skate park!

 

[Scorpiette]

Do we know what time Louise was reported missing? And by who?

 

[Stumpyaura]

ITV latest report Police searching for missing 16 year-old Louise Smith have found a body

 

[Mayfly]

ITV News have just reported that her phone did last ping from Emsworth skate park!

Unfortunately that doesn't mean Louise was with the phone in the skate park.

At the moment the last verifiable sighting of her was at Tesco's on the evening of Thursday 7th May.

 

[Deppy]

Do we know what time Louise was reported missing? And by who?

Yes she was reported missing by the two people who were arrested. I don’t know what time she was reported missing though! The initial missing poster said she was last seen at 2pm in Emsworth skate park at 2pm on the 8th May

 

[Vail]

Louise is appears to be a very different girl to her bf and friends than she is being depicted by family - I think she went through a lot of changes since she started seeing this kid. I found a fb profile for her that has a more recent photo but is otherwise private. The photo has Louise with her current black/red haircut teased out n the scene girl style popular with skaters, wearing a corset and I am not going to post it here unless it becomes relevant out of respect but you can find it via friend lists of her friends. She was having her boyfriend stay the weekend at the couple's house, remember. It has never been mentioned since in the media on where he was, whether he was at the park with her or yet to arrive. I think it possible the arrested couple was only arrested as a formality because they were housing a minor without the mother's consent but LE taking carpet is worrying. I personally want to know more about stepdad and boyfriend.

 

[Deppy]

Louise is appears to be a very different girl to her bf and friends than she is being depicted by family - I think she went through a lot of changes since she started seeing this kid. I found a fb profile for her that has a more recent photo but is otherwise private. The photo has Louise with her current black/red haircut teased out n the scene girl style popular with skaters, wearing a corset and I am not going to post it here unless it becomes relevant out of respect but you can find it via friend lists of her friends. She was having her boyfriend stay the weekend at the couple's house, remember. It has never been mentioned since in the media on where he was, whether he was at the park with her or yet to arrive. I think it possible the arrested couple was only arrested as a formality because they were housing a minor without the mother's consent but LE taking carpet is worrying. I personally want to know more about stepdad and boyfriend.

I don’t think she had yet met up with the boyfriend! I too would like to know more about the step dad! And yes I think they were arrested as they were keeping her without the mothers consent! But as you say, the carpet is worrying!

 

[jiminy]

I'm less sure about the parental consent thing being the issue. She's 16 and old enough to live where she wants legally.

 

[Deppy]

I'm less sure about the parental consent thing being the issue. She's 16 and old enough to live where she wants legally.

Yeah I really wasn’t too sure about the legality of that

 

[JosieJo]

JMO but I do.not think this has to do with parental consent.

 

[JosieJo]

This is "The Sun" so please forgive me !

"A family friend also suggested that Louise had previously started an online relationship with an older man two years ago."

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