Detectives hoping to trace 28 unnamed people pictured at the Lava & Ignite tragedy have now identified three of the mystery clubbers following last week’s fresh appeal for information.
Police launched the reappeal a year after Nabila Nanfuka, aged 22, and Laurene-Danielle Jackson, aged 19, died after they were crushed to death on a stairwell.
On Friday, officers told the Chronicle & Echo how 6,000 hits had been recorded on the dedicated section of the Northamptonshire Police website.
Thousands of people have also watched CCTV footage on YouTube, while almost 200,000 people have clicked on an appeal placed on Facebook.
Detective Inspector Louise Hemmingway has this afternoon revealed the team of officers investigating the tragedy has now “positively identified” three people from the photo while a number of further names are being followed up.
She said: “We have been extremely pleased with the response we have received from members of the public since we launched the appeal last week. We have now positively identified three of the people in the poster and have further names we are actively following up.
“Our sincere thanks go to the people who have come forward identifying themselves and also everyone who has contacted us with information around people they recognise.
“We have been overwhelmed by the response from the public and the support they have shown the campaign. We have received hundreds of retweets and shares on Twitter and Facebook and the CCTV footage has been viewed over 3,000 times on YouTube.
“We would again reiterate that no-one is in trouble – we don’t suspect anyone in the images of a crime – we just need their help as key witnesses to what happened during the tragedy so that we can bring our investigation to a conclusion.
“The images are still available to view on our website or on Facebook. We also have a dedicated account on Twitter where people can follow us @ClubTragedy.”
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