Police to show last known CCTV footage of murdered Lucy McHugh to Southampton football fans

CCTV footage of murdered schoolgirl Lucy McHugh will be shown to football fans in Southampton this weekend.Â
Lucy McHugh's last know moments will be shown to football fans. Picture: Hampshire Constabulary/ PA WireLucy McHugh's last know moments will be shown to football fans. Picture: Hampshire Constabulary/ PA Wire
Lucy McHugh's last know moments will be shown to football fans. Picture: Hampshire Constabulary/ PA Wire

Footage of her last known movements will be screened to thousands of Saints supporters at St Mary's Stadium during the match against Burnley tomorrow (August 12). 

Lucy left her house in Mansel Road East in Southampton at 9am on Wednesday, July 25. Her body was then found by the Sports Centre the following day.

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Hampshire Constabulary now has CCTV footage from around 250 premises, such as shops, other businesses, council buildings and private houses '“ totalling 15,000 hours of footage.

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Almost one million people have seen the appeal online, with police collecting around 800 items during the course of the investigation.

Detective Superintendent Paul Barton said: '˜The public response has been amazing and we are really grateful for the information we have received. '˜Every single report is assessed by the investigation team as we piece together what happened.

'˜This is one of our biggest investigations in recent years and more than 200 officers have been involved up to now.

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Lucy McHugh's last know moments will be shown to football fans. Picture: Hampshire Constabulary/ PA WireLucy McHugh's last know moments will be shown to football fans. Picture: Hampshire Constabulary/ PA Wire
Lucy McHugh's last know moments will be shown to football fans. Picture: Hampshire Constabulary/ PA Wire

'˜However, there is so much work to be done and we continue to seek information about the murder weapon and Lucy's final movements.

'˜Some people may have been away and missed our appeals, so we urge members of the public to keeping sharing them with their friends.

'˜We now know that Lucy was in Lordswood on the morning she left home. What I really want to know is where she was going and who was she meeting.

'˜Lucy may have told you this in confidence but you are not being disloyal to her by giving us this information now - you will not be in trouble if you have been holding this back.

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'˜Lucy was wearing distinctive camouflage leggings and may or may not have been wearing her distinctive black and white jacket that day.

'˜If you have any information that may help us, however insignificant it may seem, please get in touch.'

A 24-year-old man from Southampton was arrested on suspicion of murder and sexual activity with a child, and was subsequently technically bailed in relation to those offences, with conditions not to enter the Southampton area.

The same man has also been charged with an offence which relates to failing to disclose a password to his Facebook account to detectives investigating Lucy murder.

He was remanded in custody until August 31.

Anyone with information about Lucy's death is asked to call 101, quoting Operation Refund.