Suspect in double manhunt 'seen'

More than 400 officers are involved in the search

There has been an unconfirmed sighting of one of two murder suspects being hunted by hundreds of police officers.

Robert Boyer, 42, is one of two men wanted for questioning about separate murders for whom police are searching Annesley Forest, Notts.

He is being sought following the killing of former miner Keith Frogson, 62, on July 19.

Police are also searching for Terry Rodgers, 55, after his daughter Chanel Taylor was shot dead.

Hundreds of police, some of them armed, have been searching wooded and scrubland areas between Hucknall and Newstead Village in Nottinghamshire.

We are actually getting information from members of the public all the time Det Supt Stuart Wright

The possible sighting was reported to police by a member of the public in the local area.

The announcement came as police moved their search area to incorporate land owned by a local golf club.

Detective Superintendent Stuart Wright. told the BBC: "We haven't found either man but we are quite sure of specific areas that we need to search.

"We've actually prioritised the search areas as a result of information arising from both murder investigations and information that we have on the two men.

Dead on doorstep

"We are actually getting information from the members of the public all the time as a result of the intense police presence and media interest.

"That resulted in an unconfirmed sighting of Robert Boyer."

Mr Boyer was named by police as a prime suspect after Mr Frogson was found dead on his doorstep.

He had been attacked as he left a pub in his home village of Annesley on 19 July.

The father of three was a well known member of the National Union of Mineworkers and had been heavily involved in the strike of 1984.

Shared home

Mr Boyer had joined the rival Union of Democratic Mineworkers.

Mrs Taylor, was found shot dead at her Huthwaite home on 30 July.

She was discovered by her new husband, Lee, with fatal gunshot wounds at the home they shared with Mr Rodgers.

A shotgun was later found in the house.