Police renew appeal to help find missing man in Chester

Officers searching for a missing man in Chester who was last seen two weeks ago are continuing to appeal for information.

Brian Hughes, 44, was seen leaving the Countess of Chester Hospital at 6.10am on Thursday 17 August.

He was last captured on CCTV at 7.10am on the same day in Heathfields Close, Chester.

Officers are extremely concerned for his welfare and police are urging anyone who sees him or has any information on his whereabouts to get in touch.

He is described as white, around 6’ tall, of slim build and with a shaved head.

He was last seen wearing a black/grey sweatshirt, black jogging bottoms, black Adidas trainers and a black baseball cap with a silver Nike tick.

Brian resides in Connah’s Quay, North Wales, and he has links to a number of areas including Staffordshire, Essex and Kent.

Inspector Mat Beale, of Chester Local Policing team, said:

“Brian was last seen two weeks ago and we are continuing to appeal for information from the public to aid our investigation.

“Since his disappearance we’ve been conducting several enquiries, including a number of searches across the local area, but so far we’ve not had any further sightings of Brian.

“If anyone thinks that they may have seen Brian, or anyone matching his description, please get in touch with us. We would also like to appeal directly to Brian. Please contact us to let us know that you are OK. Your family are incredibly worried about you.

“I would also ask residents in the local area to review any CCTV or ring doorbells, to see if they have any footage of Brian. I’m specifically urging people to check their cameras between 6.30am and 8am on Thursday 17 August to establish Brian's movements after leaving the hospital.

“The same goes for anyone with any dashcam footage which may aid our investigation."

Anyone with information or footage that may help officers find Brian is asked to call Cheshire Constabulary immediately on 101, quoting IML 1622749.