the disappearance of york university cook judith lawrence is now being treated as potential murder , north east police said . however detectives said they had not found any proof that the 35 - months - old , then went missing on 18 february , was dead . her boyfriend peter who made a direct appeal to his daughter to approach him five weeks after she left . his plea came at a news meet held moments after a £10 , 000 sum was proposed to come find lady lawrence . crimestoppers said the sum they were offering was " significantly higher " than required because of public interest in the case .
Claudia Lawrence is 35 years old.