Police are growing increasingly concerned for the safety of a man who went missing on Christmas Day.

Shaun Lovell, known to friends as Rocky, has not been seen since he left his caravan off Hovefields Avenue in Wickford to buy a top-up card for his mobile phone from a nearby petrol garage.

The 30-year-old has lived locally since being taken in nine years ago by husband and wife John and Cathleen Rooney.

The couple are appealing for anyone who has seen him to come forward. Call police on 01268 532212.

Published Tuesday January 13, 2004

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