Update: Death of father of missing boy Daniel Entwistle not suspicious

David Entwistle, pictured in 2003. Photo: PA/Andrew Parsons Archant

The death of David Entwistle - father of missing Norfolk boy Daniel Enwistle - is being treated as “non-suspicious”, police have said.

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Daniel Entwistle went missing in 2003. Daniel Entwistle went missing in 2003.

The body of Mr Enwistle, who was aged in his early 50s, was found by officers in his Lowestoft home on Wednesday.

His son Daniel went missing from his Great Yarmouth home nearly 12 years ago in May 2003.

Suffolk Police have said they were treating the death as “non-suspicious”.

Mr Entwistle led several campaigns to find Daniel and a fresh appeal for information was launched on the tenth anniversary of his disappearance in 2013.

The case of Daniel Entwistle Daniel Entwistle was seven when he went missing from his home in Copperfield Avenue, Great Yarmouth on May 3, 2003 - a May Bank Holiday weekend. His parents Paula and David became concerned when he failed to return for tea and started to look for him, enlisting the assistance of friends and neighbours. A major police investigation was soon underway. Daniel was identified on the CCTV at Blencowes, a local convenience store near his home at around 5.05pm that day. His little red BMX bike was found abandoned near to the river, close to Trinity Quay, in the early hours of next morning. Despite the huge police search and appeals at the time, no trace of Daniel was ever found. On the ten year anniversary of his disappearance police made a renewed appeal for information. Detectives were keen to hear from anyone with new information to get in touch to help provide some closure for his family.

A post-mortem examination will be carried out.

A Norfolk police spokeswoman said: “We can confirm that we have been informed of the death of Daniel Entwistle’s father. It is not a matter for Norfolk Constabulary and a file is with the coroner in Suffolk.”