2 days Ago By [email protected] (Cathy Owen)
The mother of a teenager who has been missing for nearly a month has made an emotional appeal. Joseph Bellamy, 18, left his home address in Caldicot, between 12am and 1am on Tuesday, December 3, and has not been seen since. He was later seen on CCTV riding a red pushbike towards the M48 bridge.
He is described as being white, 6ft tall with mousey hair and blue eyes. In a moving post, his mother Natasha urged people to "hold on to their loved ones tightly". She wrote: "We welcome in the New Year of much needed light and hope, as the search for our beautiful boy, Joseph, continues.
"I finally get why many people are sad and broken during the festive period. I admit I never understood it, until recently. Hold on to your loved ones tightly, don't let a day pass without telling them how much you love them.
" Joseph was wearing light jeans, black high top Nike trainers and a black teddy fleece jumper on top of a black sweatshirt. Gwent Police is appealing for information which could help lead to Joseph's whereabouts. For the latest Welsh news delivered to your inbox sign up to our newsletter Investigating officers are now urging motorists to check their dashcam footage and they are appealing for anyone with relevant information on his whereabouts to come forward.
Gwent Police said: "Officers investigating are trying to establish Joseph's movements after he was captured on CCTV at 00:45/12.45am and are urging for any motorists who used the M48 bridge that morning to check their dashcam footage. "If you were using the bridge or in the surrounding area, and haven't done so, please check CCTV or dashcam footage between 12.
30am and 2am on Tuesday 3 December for any sightings of Joseph." They added: "Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call us on 101 or send us a direct message on social media, quoting log reference 2400400170. "Joseph is also urged to get in touch with us.
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