Robert Scott Clive murder case arrest decades after disappearance

Mr Clive’s mother, Patricia Clive, is begging anyone with more information to come forward and allow the family to grieve and move forward.

“I have four grandsons and the eldest has just turned 30, the age Scott was when he went missing,” she said.

“We can’t help but make comparisons. He is living his life to the full and has everything we wished for Scott.

“We can’t bear this torment any longer, almost 22 years of us missing him and not knowing what happened.

“We need to lay it and Scott to rest.”

Det Insp Mark Atherton, who is leading on the case, said: “We have always kept an open mind as to the exact circumstances surrounding Scott’s disappearance and that remains the case.

“The key to this investigation could still be out there within the local community.

“Scott’s family have had to live for the last 22 years not knowing what happened to him and we hope to give them the closure they deserve by finding out what exactly happened that night.

“Please, if you know anything, think of them and pass on any relevant information to us.”