DETECTIVES investigating the death of Herefordshire skydiver Stephen Hilder say they remain confident they will solve the crime - even though it is now three months since the 20-year-old died.

Officers from Humberside Police are to use the anniversary to retrace some of their footsteps in a bid to make sure they have not missed any information from witnesses.

They will be revisiting some of the people who gave statements in the early days of the enquiry and taking fresh ones.

"There is nothing unusual in this, particularly with an investigation this size," said Det Supt Colin Andrews.

"But a lot of people gave statements many weeks ago and since then we have learnt new information that they did not mention.

"That is not to say people are deliberately holding information back, but I do think some have failed to tell us about things they do not regard as relevant, but which we may think is important.

"I am happy with the way this enquiry is moving. Every day we are being made aware of new people who somehow have a connection to Stephen and we are constantly following up new lines of enquiry.

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"The fact we have not arrested anyone yet does not mean we are not getting anywhere.

The amount of information coming in is phenomenal and we are still having to prioritise our actions."

Police have also revealed they have submitted a large number of items for forensic examination and have had some successes from that.

Meanwhile the team remains in regular contact with Stephen's parents and family liaison officers are also in touch both by telephone and face-to-face.

"This is a very difficult time for Stephen's parents but we are keeping them up to date with the enquiry and they are helping us in every way possible.

"The skydiving community and the military have also offered us a huge amount of support and we are very grateful for that co-operation."

Stephen, an Army cadet from Burghill, was taking part in a skydiving competition at Hibaldstow Airfield, North Lincolnshire, on Friday, July 4, when he plunged 13,000ft to his death.

A murder investigation was later launched on the grounds that someone had deliberately cut the lines on his parachute.