Charles Denholm: Family 'extremely concerned' for safety of missing Ayrshire man who may have travelled to London

Charles Denholm has been reported missing from the New Cumnock area of East Ayrshire and his family are growing increasingly concerned for his well-being as it appears he may have travelled to London.

Mr Denholm, 39, was last seen by a family member in the Hamilton Drive area of New Cumnock at around 12pm on Wednesday, November 10.

Though police have said that his last known location was near Wembley Stadium in London at around 2.50am on Thursday.

Officers in Ayrshire are now appealing for help to trace him as his family are “extremely concerned” about his safety and welfare.

He has been described as 5ft 7in tall, stocky, and has short brown hair.

He was last seen wearing a black tammy hat, a blue zip-up top and blue jeans.

He is driving a black Volkswagen Golf GTI with the registration GY08 NXE.

Charles Denholm: Family 'extremely concerned' for safety of missing Ayrshire man who may have travelled to London

Sergeant Mark Wason, of Cumnock Police Station, said: “Charles’ family are extremely concerned for his wellbeing and we are asking members of the public to assist us in tracing him.

“We believe he is currently in the London area and I would appeal to anyone who may have seen him, or a car matching the description, to please pass this information to police.

“Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland through 101, quoting incident number 3519 of November 10.”

Police Scotland has Missing Person Coordinators (MPCs) in every local division in the country.

MPCs support and oversee all missing person investigations.

Police Scotland says MPCs ensure missing persons have the “correct level of support” once they are found.

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