THE heartbroken mum of Jack O’Sullivan is desperate to find a vital piece of evidence after he vanished on a night out.
The 23-year-old disappeared after leaving his home to go to a party in Bristol on Saturday, March 2.
AVON AND SOMERSET POLICE/UNPIXSJack’s parents Catherine and Alan have issued a plea for information[/caption]
Jack O’Sullivan disappeared on March 2FAMILY HANDOUT/UNPIXS
AVON AND SOMERSET POLICE/UNPIXSJack left his home to go to a house party in Bristol[/caption]
SWNSA map showing the route Jack took before his last confirmed sighting at 3.15am[/caption]
His mum Catherine O’Sullivan has made a heartbreaking appeal to find her son’s cellphone as it could be the key to finding out what happened to him.
In an emotional appeal, Catherine said his disappearance didn’t make any sense, the MailOnline reported.
She said: “That would be my appeal really would be if somebody picked up a phone for whatever reason or passed a smashed phone or anything, that would give us an indication of where that phone went.”
“We’re in a living hell, the tragedy of Jack not being here is killing us.
“The unanswered questions are confusing us to the point of despair.”
Jack’s phone could be crucial to finding what happened to him as police said his phone remained active on the Find My Friends app up until 6.44am.
Catherine said the app showed the phone as being in Granby Hill in Hotwells – only a few streets from the docks where he vanished.
Dad Alan and mum Catherine have since been searching for him and retracing his last known steps.
Jack’s phone last transmitted the Granby Hill location at 5.42am.
His parents drove together to the address on Granby Hill that morning, but could not find him or his phone, The Times reported.
CCTV FOOTAGE
Police have retraced Jack’s last known steps by combing local CCTV and using timestamps from any calls or messages made.
Footage released Wednesday shows Jack walking around Brunel Lock Road and Brunel Way at around 3.15am.
Specialist officers have carried out various searches in the area with support from the dive team, drones and dogs.
Senior investigating officer DI Jason Chidgey said: “We are keeping an open mind about where Jack is but this is very out of character for him and we have been working hard to track his movements that night.
“Detectives have carried out extensive CCTV trawls, house-to-house enquiries, we have deployed a specialist dive team to search the basin and the wider River Avon – due to Jack’s proximity to the river when he was last seen – and have been looking at his phone and why that was active after his last confirmed sighting.”
Jack did manage to call a friend who remained at the party he had attened at 3.24am.
We’re in a living hell, the tragedy of Jack not being here is killing us
Catherine O’Sullivan
But when the friend returned the call 10 minutes later, Jack could only say “hello” before the line cut out.
Before disappearing, Jack messaged his mum who was expecting him to late after meeting his friends at the party.
But when the parents woke up at 5.25am, they realised their son wasn’t home.
Catherine added: “I instantly knew there was a problem because it was so unlike Jack.
“We could only go by phone messages that we were getting on my phone from a family group chat and it was giving me a location in Hotwells as to where Jack was.
“So we go there and really nothing came to light, and here we are nearly 30 days after that moment with no further information or sighting.”
The mum said spending his birthday without him was “hell on earth”.
The desperate parents issued a heartfelt plea for anyone with information to come forward.
They said: “We’re here to appeal for any information regarding our son Jack O’Sullivan who’s no been missing for 31 days.
“He was last seen in this exact spot, just behind us.
“I would just ask if anybody has any information or sightings around 3.12am in the morning on Saturday, March 2 – you may have just been in the area and just noticed something that was slightly out of character, somebody wandering around.
“We’re just asking because we really need to find him.”
Jack is described as white, slim build with short and brown hair.
The unanswered questions are confusing us to the point of despair
Catherine O’Sullivan
He was wearing a quilted green/brown Barbour jacket, a beige woollen jumper, navy chinos and brown leather trainers with white soles when he was last seen.
Cops added: “This is an incredibly difficult and distressing time for Jack’s family and friends and we are continuing our efforts to try and find him.
“It has been one month since Jack was last seen down in the Cumberland Basin area and we continue to appeal for anyone who may have been driving along these roads and may have seen something, or have dashcam footage if they did not see it themselves.
“If you live in the area and have CCTV or video doorbells, please check back to Saturday 2 March and see if you notice anything or anyone meeting Jack’s description.
“The smallest bit of information could make a huge difference in our investigation so, even if you don’t think it is important, we encourage people to still get in touch with us.”
AVON AND SOMERSET POLICE/UNPIXSJack was caught walking through Bristol on CCTV[/caption]
FAMILY HANDOUT/UNPIXSJack’s mum said: ‘I want the world to try and give me an answer to where Jack is. It’s horrific’[/caption]
AVON AND SOMERSET POLICE/UNPIXSThe family is urging anyone in the Hotwells area on that date to come forward with information[/caption] Published: [#item_custom_pubDate]
