Volunteers searching for have issued a heartbreaking plea against spreading 'theories and speculation' about her whereabouts.
Ms Taylor, 34, , on Monday September 30. A number of her personal possessions have been found close to the River Derwent in the town.
She is said to have left her home at 9am on the day of her disappearance and was then seen on CCTV at 11.35am at the BP garage on Welham Road in the Norton area of Malton, where she bought several items. Police said on Wednesday that. Now, a loved one who is leading a volunteer page to help find Vicky has urged people not to share hurtful rumours about her - and instead focus their efforts on assisting the search.
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Emma Marie wrote: "This is not a show, it's real life and us as her family and friends are putting our faith in the police and know they're giving it their all. This is about finding Vixx. No theories or speculations as let's face it we all know how that ends up." A later part of the post adds: "Thank you to you all for your continued support, it's massively appreciated at the most hardest time of all our lives."
She had previously claiming that Vicky had been found, and that a police statement was imminent. Emma Marie alerted Vicky's family members as many people on the group thought it was true - but it was not, and the person who posted it was blocked from the page.
earlier this week warned members of the public not to speculate on social media about Vicky's whereabouts, as this had been causing "unnecessary anguish" to her family. Chief Superintendent Fiona Willey said the disappearance of Ms Taylor had shocked the local community, and added that the family "take comfort in the overwhelming amount of support from people both locally and further afield". She said: "We have seen a small amount of misinformation and speculation, which is not helpful and is causing unnecessary anguish to Victoria's family at this time. Victoria's family have made it clear following the sharing of this inaccurate information that their wish is to work only with North Yorkshire Police."
Giving an update on the investigation, she also said additional CCTV footage showed Ms Taylor walking towards a park near the River Derwent, and that her belongings had been found nearby. Chief Superintendent Willey said of the footage: "Victoria is seen to be carrying a bag which we believe contains the items she purchased at the BP garage. Additional witness evidence supports the fact that Victoria did not enter the station and we have no reason to believe that she used public transport at that time.
"In the last 24 hours we have also recovered further CCTV footage which shows Victoria walking towards the play park on Riverside Walk. This was at 12.30pm. Various items that belonged to Victoria have been recovered from this location." Chief Superintendent Willey said there was no indication of any third party involvement.
