A heartbroken household have launched a determined search to hint a dad, who was final seen practically three many years in the past. Robert Mitchell, 73, has been lacking since 1994, after transferring from his birthplace of Paisley to London 5 years earlier.
The household imagine that the father-of-two was dwelling within the Peckham or Croydon space of town when he went lacking. His daughter, Jena, now 36, final spoke to dad Robert when she was simply eight years outdated.
Posting in Paisley pages, Jena says she was in a position to observe down Robert's brother, who hadn't heard from the dad because the funeral of their grandma in 1983. Collectively the 2 have launched an enchantment to hint the lacking Scot.
"We used to reside in Paisley in Scotland, simply exterior of Glasgow," Jen instructed MyLondon. "My dad was dwelling with my mum till I used to be three. He moved to London and continued to be in a relationship with my mum till I used to be about 5. He would come as much as Scotland once in a while and provides me and my brother presents."
"I do not know why he moved to London, however I believe he wished a recent begin and was dwelling by himself. We saved involved, however I final spoke to him after I was about eight, and my youthful brother was round 5.
"I had his cell quantity and at some point it was off after I tried to cellphone. I have never had any connection since then. I used to be upset when his cellphone was off and I could not pay money for him," Jena added.
She says she did not know the avenues to report a lacking individual and nobody else reported Robert lacking on the time. She additionally says she by no means introduced it up round her mum.
Jena mentioned: "My mum moved on with my stepdad so it was exhausting and he or she did not have any connections with anybody he was dwelling with on the time. I additionally had nobody to get involved with on my dad's facet. They did not even know we existed."
However that was till she put a put up on a lacking individual group in July, when was then shared on native Paisley pages and seen by Robert's brother, Jena's uncle, Sadly, he hadn't heard from his lacking sibling for practically 40 years, however teamed up along with his newly-discovered niece to try to observe Robert down.
"My uncle hasn't spoken to Robert since their grandma's funeral in 1983," she mentioned. "My dad was with us for 10 years and left once more. It is sensible to have him in my life and now I've a connection. We have just about spoken day-after-day on the cellphone and he mentioned I am going to at all times have an uncle now."
Jena says she tried to report her dad as lacking to the police however was instructed "they would not be capable of assist". She added: "They don't seem to be involved for his welfare. They could be capable of hint him via his nationwide insurance coverage quantity however cannot due to knowledge safety.
"As it is a historic report, they must go to court docket and ask for permission to reveal his info. By the point I came upon I needed to report him as lacking, it is now too late."
Jena says it will imply the world to be reunited along with her dad. She mentioned: "We have by no means had an actual father determine and we have at all times wished that since we have been youngsters. Now I've a daughter too and I would like her to know her grandad."
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