7NEWS Australia published this video item, entitled “Miner Alfred Swinscoe’s remains found in farmland in Sutton, Nottinghamshire – Family want answers” – below is their description.
A NSW woman has made an appeal for help after the remains of her great grandfather were found in Nottinghamshire, England earlier this month. The family believes that the killer might have moved to Australia.
Charlotte Short reached out to 7NEWS last week, after Nottinghamshire Police launched a murder investigation into Alfred Swinscoe’s disappearance after a night out in the Derbyshire village of Pinxton back in 1967.
In April this year a person contacted Nottinghamshire Police after they found human remains while digging in a field on Coxmoor Road in Sutton, Nottinghamshire. The family of Alfred Swinscoe heard about the find suspecting that it was their father and grandfather. Police last week confirmed that the human remains were that of Mr Swinscoe.
“I cannot imagine how distressing this must have been for Alfred’s family, who have been waiting 56 years for answers. Some of Alfred’s family members are no longer alive, and will have died never knowing what happened to their loved one that night,” said Assistant Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police Rob Griffin told a media conference.
“This has filled our family with very mixed emotions,” said UK-based grandson Russell Lowbridge at the police media conference. “Relief that we can finally put my grandfather to rest but incredible pain and sadness to uncover what had happened to him.”
Tamworth-based great-granddaughter Charlotte Short contacted 7NEWS to say that the news is a shock to the family, and she remembers her dad Frank, who was the son of Alfred, telling her about how his dad went to the local pub, got tired and said he would go home early, but never saw him again.
“My family and I want answers”, she told 7NEWS.
The family also want to explore if the murderer, or murderers, moved to Australia as part of a generous immigration program, called the Assisted Passage Migration Scheme that operated between 1945 and 1972.
“The murderer possibly moved away or immigrated to Australia back in 1967 or thereabouts. Many Brits were moving to Australia back then, hence the ‘£10 pom.’ They could be in their 80s+ or even dead but someone knows something, even if it’s hearsay”, said great-granddaughter Charlotte Short.
“It’s a miracle he’s been found, and we can lay him to rest. We need all the help we can get. It left us in shock and heartache, and with more unanswered questions.”
Anyone with information is asked to phone Nottinghamshire Police on +44 800 096 0095.
7NEWS Australia YouTube Channel
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