Desperate hunt for teen boy last seen riding red pushbike towards motorway bridge as mum begs ‘please come home’
POLICE are urgently searching for an 18-year-old boy, who went missing after leaving his home in Caldicot in the early hours of the morning.
CCTV footage captured Joseph Bellamy riding a red pushbike in the direction of the M48 bridge after leaving between midnight and 1am on December 3.
Police describe him as white, 6ft tall, with mousey hair and blue eyes.
At the time of his disappearance, he was wearing light jeans, black high-top Nike trainers, a black teddy fleece jumper, and a black sweatshirt.
Joseph’s mum took to Facebook to make a heartfelt plea urging her son to come home.
She wrote: “Joseph my love. Please, please come home. We all need you here with us.
“Everything can be fixed, and made better. Whatever it is. Please, please come home to us.
“We all love you so much. You are wanted by all of your family.
“Me & you can work things out step by step, side by side. Always here for you, forever Mum.
“Thank you for all the lovely messages about Joseph. He is still missing. To those who don’t know him, please look at his face.”
Gwent Police has urged anyone with information to get in touch immediately.
Officers are also asking motorists who were in the area or crossing the bridge between 12:30am and 1:30am to check their dashcam footage.
They are encouraging Joseph to make contact with them or his family to let them know he is safe.
Joseph’s mum added: “He is vulnerable, please share. If you see him, or know of anything, I beg you to please contact Gwent Police.
“Please share far & wide to get this national. Thank you all so much.”
Anyone with information about Joseph’s whereabouts is urged to contact Gwent Police on 101, quoting log reference 2400400170.