I can categorically say that I dont think this is a likely possibility. After the BBC featured the Andrew Gosden case on The One Show, the BBC received an anonymous letter from someone claiming to be the man from Leominster Police Station. No other possessions were identified as missing. [13], Gosden was described as being happy with his own company, but was not a loner as he had his own small group of like-minded friends. The Roo nickname was in one of the first national news stories on Andrews disappearance back in 2007. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/a-perfect-son-a-model-family-so-what-made-him-run-away-wrrdtmv87rd. Each day this week, we will speak to a different family who have been affected by a childs disappearance. A BBC Radio 4 appeal (about 3 minutes long) will be broadcast at 7.54am on December 18, 2022 on behalf of @missingpeople by Nicki Durbin, mother of Luke Durbin who went missing at the age of 19 from #Woodbridge ( #Suffolk) on May 12, 2006. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00 2 17 10 Show this thread When we found that he hadn't even been to school even tried to go to school that was even more worrying. Kids in care are at the highest risk of being reported missing one in ten compared to one in 200. Over the past 5 years at Newfund, I've received over 2,000 deals, met 1,000 entrepreneurs, and invested in 25 [72], In January 2023, South Yorkshire Police said that the men remained under investigation, and that the subsequent devices were also still under examination.[73]. We played games and did arts and crafts stuff with the kids a lot, ever since they were little. [25](43 min 40 s) The family also looked into music concerts that Gosden might have gone to London to attend. The dad of missing Andrew Gosden, who disappeared from his home 14 years ago, has revealed he and his wife still light a candle for their son every Christmas.. Andrew, who was just 14-years-old when he went missing, left his home in Doncaster on Friday, September 14, 2007, and has not been seen by his heartbroken family since.. Gosden's sister, Charlotte, stated: "It was just a complete panic. Popular Movie Franchises. Andrew's last known whereabouts were captured on surveillance camera when he arrived at London's King's Cross station. The Missing People charity, founded in 1986 in the wake of the still unsolved Suzy Lamplugh case, believe that a child goes missing in the UK every three minutes. Andrew Gosden was born on the 10th of July, 1993. [25](53 min 30 s), In June 2018, the Gosden family said that someone had reported an online conversation with a person with the user name 'Andy Roo' who claimed that their boyfriend had left them and they needed 200 to cover rent. We got the impression he couldn't be bothered to get himself organised on taking up the offer to go to his grandmothers. That summer, his parents had suggested he stay with his grandmother in London, but he didnt want to go. South Yorkshire Police have now confirmed two men were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping the teen last Wednesday. Kevin said: "Part of you wants to say 'sod it', I have done my best, I can't think about this anymore and give up but he is our son and we love him. For some reason he returned once it was empty, changed into pair of jeans and a Slipknot band T-shirt and headed to a shop where he withdrew 200 from his bank account. He lived in Balby, Doncaster, a suburb of the South Yorkshire town that is largely unremarkable, save for the fact the classic BBC sitcom Open. Andrew Gosden. [23], Gosden owned a couple of mobile phones between the ages of ten and twelve but he rarely used them and subsequently lost them. And it had to be London. I was thinking about Andrew today, as I was listening to one of his favourite bands HIM. Over the space of 12 hours, the charity will tweet a different appeal for a missing child every half an hour from their Twitter account - @missingpeople. [25](12 min 00 s), The South Yorkshire Police (SYP) said it asked British Transport Police (BTP) to search the CCTV footage within two days of Gosden going missing, but BTP could not pick him out from the crowds. [50] On 19 September, it was reported that he appeared to have obtained warmer clothes. On 12 September 2017, the police made a fresh appeal for information. 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Whatever else you might want to say about him, the kid was probably smart enough to not do that. Andrew. Privacy Policy. -West Dsm -Worked for the Dsm register. "I get that when I see those missing posters.". "It's another dead end.". He was last seen on CCTV footage arriving at King's Cross Station and since then police have been unable to corroborate his movements. Gosden did not use a computer at home, his father stated that Gosden did not have an e-mail address and had not set up an online account on either his Xbox or his PSP. [27], At 8:05am[28] Gosden left his house and was witnessed walking across the local park (Westfield) to his usual bus stop by family friend Rev. This months video as requested by Jodie Gills is about the strange disappearance of teenager Andrew Gosden in England in 2007. [13], During the 2006 summer holidays Gosden attended a two-week residential school at Lancaster University as part of the Young Gifted and Talented Programme. Don't believe that was Andrew. In September 2009, the family released age-progressed images of what Gosden might look like aged sixteen, to mark the second year of his disappearance. [6][11] However, Gosden's family say that he did not socialise with his friends outside of school. Andrew goes to a counter and asks for a one-way ticket to London. He also took his wallet, keys, and a PlayStation Portable console. Kevin and Glenys immediately phoned friends and family asking if anyone had seen Andrew - later discovering he hadn't been to school that day. The pair were detained on 8 December 2021 on suspicion of kidnap and human trafficking following Andrew Gosden's 2007 disappearance. He left the house at 8.05AM. The DevAndyroo man has been brought up many times since the Andyroo Lincoln story came to light in 2018, and people have even spoke to Andrew's dad about it. The last known sighting of Andrew Gosden with an age progression image of him (South . Almost every person named Andrew has been called this at some point; many choose it as their nickname. After some delving, the man discovered Andyroo didn't have a bank account as he'd left home when he was 14 - simply because he "felt like it". [5] He then watched some comedy programmes on television, including Mock the Week and That Mitchell and Webb Look, with his mother. With Andrew Flinders. An early theory put forward by the family was that Gosden had decided to take in some of the sights. He had a 100 per cent attendance record at school, was never bullied and loved metal music - counting Funeral for a Friend and Slipknot among his favourite bands. [25](9 min 50 s), Speaking in 2009, Kevin Gosden speculated on the reason for Andrew's disappearance: "Did he decide to do the Reginald Perrin thing,[a] and reinvent himself? Andrew's case remains one of the top cases I hope will be solved. Despite nothing coming from their searches, the family still cling to hope they might one day discover what happened to Andrew when he left home that morning. It's just what we did that night". En-route, he stopped at an ATM and drew out 200 of the 214 in his account. Liked by Andrew Gosden Today is an important day for me. Then, at a time he knew the rest of his family would have left the house for the day, he returned home. Send your story ideas to yorkslincs.news@bbc.co.uk. DC. Initial searches in London focused on the Chislehurst and Sidcup areas, where the Gosden family have relatives. 'Andyroo' told him he needed 200 to make rent. He lived with his parents Kevin and Glenys, and his sister Charlotte in Balby, which is a suburb of Doncater, South Yorkshire in England. [22] Gosden had light brown hair but was planning to dye it black before he disappeared. Both suspects have now been released under investigation while enquiries continue. Andrew has been missing from his home in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, since 14 September 2007. Andrew, from Doncaster, South . Andrew didnt have a mobile phone ("He had a couple aged ten to 12," says Kevin. But the footage wasn't located until 27 days after he went missing - meaning any efforts to search CCTV in the surrounding area were thwarted. 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[41], The family and the police investigated the possibility that Gosden had gone to London to meet someone whom he had met over the Internet. Then, instead of catching the bus to school, he went to sit in Westfield Park, on nearby Littlemoor Lane. He was a highly. Andrew is one of many because every two minutes a child is reported missing in the UK - around 80,000 each year. "It's another dead end.". There are a few other accounts with similar usernames, of course. Source- thetimes.co.uk. Andrew has been described by his family as a quiet . Please see this post regarding our rules and if you think you've found Gosden somewhere online or off, report it anonymously to Missing People here who will share it with police. Gosden's last known location was King's Cross, and when Sloley disappeared he was thought to have been on his way to Islington, which is two miles from King's Cross. [2] He was last seen on CCTV leaving King's Cross station. 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