The family of missing woman Sarah Everard have travelled to London to join the search for her.
As YorkMix reported on Saturday, police are very concerned about Ms Everard, who has not been seen or heard from since departing her friend’s house in Clapham, south London, at around 9pm on Wednesday.
Today it emerged that her father Jeremy, a professor at the University of York, and her mother have gone to the capital.
Sarah’s uncle Doug Everard told The Sun that her family were devastated.
He told the paper: “The police are keeping my brother informed and we are on the end of a phone.
“It is a really tough time. They are devastated and they are desperate to find out anything they can.
“None of us really know anything.
“They have always been a very very close family. Sarah, her parents and her sister and brother, they are all in touch on a regular basis.”
Fresh CCTV image
Ms Everard left Leathwaite Road in Clapham at around 9pm on to the A205 South Circular and is thought to have walked through Clapham Common toward her house in Brixton in a journey which should have taken around 50 minutes, Scotland Yard said.
A fresh CCTV image – understood to have been discovered on a private doorbell-type camera – captured the marketing manager walking alone along the A205 Poynders road, from the junction at Cavendish Road, toward Tulse Hill, which lies just south of Brixton.
It appears to suggest she walked through Clapham Common and was walking towards her home, although the force said it is unclear whether she did return to her house.
An extensive investigation combining searches and house-to-house inquiries is ongoing to find any further sightings of Ms Everard, said the Metropolitan Police.
The investigation is being led by Scotland Yard’s Specialist Crime Command because of the “complex nature” of the case, the force said.
Ms Everard, who was a pupil at Fulford School, went to Durham University.
She moved to London for work around 12 years ago and has a brother and sister who also work in the capital.
‘We long to see her’
In a statement, her family said: “With every day that goes by we are getting more worried about Sarah.
“She is always in regular contact with us and with her friends and it is totally out of character for her to disappear like this. We long to see her and want nothing more than for her to be found safe and well.
“We are so grateful to the police and all our friends for all they are doing.
“We are desperate for news and if anyone knows anything about what has happened to her, we would urge you to please come forward and speak to the police. No piece of information is too insignificant.”
Ms Everard was last seen wearing a green rain jacket, navy blue trousers with a white diamond pattern, and turquoise and orange trainers. She is thought to have been wearing green earphones and a white beanie hat, Scotland Yard added.
Detective Chief Inspector Katherine Goodwin said: “I would like to stress that there is no information at this stage to suggest anything untoward may have happened to Sarah.
“The focus remains on returning her home to her family safe and well and that is our number one priority.”
Anyone with information should call the incident room on 0208 785 8244 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.