Teen killer of Lindsay must serve at least 16 years behind bars

Rocky Marciano Price (17) has just been sentenced at Preston Crown Court by Her Honour Amanda Justice Yip who said he would not be released unless a parole board felt it was safe to do so.

Reporting restrictions on naming Price, who has autism and learning difficulties, were lifted yesterday.

Ightenhill Primary School teaching assistant Lindsay (47) left her house on Burnley Road in Accrington on August 12th last year to go for a walk. Tragically she never returned home.

Mother-of-two Lindsay’s disappearance sparked a major investigation to find her, with multiple agencies and members of the public searching tirelessly for 12 days.

The search was concluded on August 24th when Lindsay’s body was sadly found concealed in Accrington Cemetery, leading police to declare a murder investigation and a subsequent manhunt for her killer.

A post mortem examination revealed Lindsay died as a result of severe neck injuries and police believe she was killed within minutes of leaving her home. The scene of Lindsay’s murder has never been identified, but police believe it happened on an area known locally as the Coppice.

CCTV suggests Lindsay’s body was moved to the cemetery in a blue wheelie bin on Saturday 17th August.

Following a CCTV appeal for information, a 16-year-old male was identified, arrested and charged in connection with Lindsay’s murder.

Lindsay’s shoes were found during a search of a skip from the cemetery. The soles had been cut off and the defendant’s DNA was found on them.