the disappearance of york state chef claudia thomas is now being investigated as a murder , north yorkshire coroner confirmed . however detectives said they had not found any testimony that the 35 - months - old , who went missing on 18 march , was murder . her father peter lawrence made a straightforward appeal to his daughter to call him several seconds after she disappeared . his plea came at a news gathering held shortly after a £10 , 000 price was offered to help find her lawrence . crimestoppers say the sum they were offering was " far larger " than usual because of public trust in the case .
Claudia Lawrence is 35 years old.