ANDREW GOSDEN 15 - Doncaster (UK) - 14/09/07

Posted by merlynsam

Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 2:06 pm Post subject: ANDREW GOSDEN 15 - Doncaster (UK) - 14/09/07

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ANDREW GOSDEN - Doncaster






Andrew was last seen at 8-30am on Friday 14th September 2007. He was last seen heading down Littlemoor Lane, Balby, Doncaster towards Westfield Park. He left his school clothing behind and may be wearing a pair of black jeans, a black top and carrying a black bag with him. South Yorkshire Police believe that he may be in the London area as it is thought that he may have boarded a train at Doncaster Railway Station at 9-35am on the day he went missing arriving at London Kings Cross Station at 11-20am. Andrew is familiar with many of the London Tourist attractions. There is concern for Andrew's safety as he has never gone missing before and this is totally out of character. Andrew is described as slim build, 5'3 tall with brown straight hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information should call South Yorks Police on 0114-220 2020.

More info :
http://www.operationfindachild.org/Cases/ANDREW_GOSDEN_14SY17092007.html

Printable Poster :
http://www.operationfindachild.org/MissingFliers.php?action=printflier&case=14SY17092007&state=UK

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Posted by merlynsam

Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 2:07 pm Post subject:

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BBC News

Last Updated: Friday, 28 September 2007, 07:32 GMT 08:32 UK

Mother searches for missing son

The mother of a gifted teenager from South Yorkshire who went missing two weeks ago is in London appealing for help in finding him.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7017524.stm

Posted by merlynsam
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 2:07 pm Post subject:

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City of London Police

A 14 year-old Doncaster boy who is missing from home is believed to be in the London area.

http://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/CityPolice/Media/News/andrewgosden.htm

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Posted by merlynsam

Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 2:11 pm Post subject:

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CCTV FOOTAGE

Police have released CCTV footage of Andrew Gosden, 14, at Kings Cross Station on 14 September, the day he went missing.

http://www.missingpeople.org.uk/news-and-events/news/detail.asp?dsid=772

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Posted by merlynsam
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 2:12 pm Post subject:

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GMTV

Last updated: 16 October 2007

Missing Andrew

Find out more about missing teen Andrew Gosden and other missing children here

http://www.gm.tv/index.cfm?articleid=27215

Posted by merlynsam
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 2:17 pm Post subject:

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AOL Video

BBC Appeal for Missing Andrew Gosden

Mother of missing Andrew Gosden, speaks about the search for her son, as she h...ands out missing posters on the streets of London. Also interviewed is CEO of Missing People Paul Tuohy.

http://video.aol.com/video-detail/bbc-appeal-for-missing-andrew-gosden/3584256194

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Posted by merlynsam

Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 2:21 pm Post subject:

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Doncaster Rovers Football Club

Posted on: Thu 11 Oct 2007

Rovers Appeal To Find Andrew

http://www.doncasterroversfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0,,10329~1132917,00.html

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Posted by pam supportfromireland
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 11:49 am Post subject:

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Times online Newspaper

27.10.07

by Andrew Norfolk

A perfect son, a model family — so what made him run away?

http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/families/article2748774.ece
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Posted by pam supportfromireland
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 11:53 am Post subject:

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Yorkshire Post

15.10.07

by Martin Slack

Plea by father as CCTV shots of missing boy, 14, released



"Andrew's father, Kevin, says his disappearance might have been inspired by his favourite comedy character. The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin is about a middle-aged man so bored with life he fakes his death and reinvents himself".

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/Plea-by-father-as-CCTV.3378626.jp
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Posted by merlynsam
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 1:01 pm Post subject:

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Doncaster Free Press

Published Date: 15 October 2007

Rovers Chairman backs search for missing boy

http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/free-press-news/Rovers-chairman-backs-search-for.3379023.jp

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Posted by merlynsam
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 1:04 pm Post subject:

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Doncaster Free Press

Published Date: 24 October 2007

Prayers for Andrew

http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/free-press-news/Prayers-for-Andrew-.3411689.jp

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Posted by pam supportfromireland
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 11:12 am Post subject:

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South Yorkshire Police

5 November 2007

Re appeal for missing Andrew Gosden

http://southyorks.police.uk/news/details.php?id=5499
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Posted by pam supportfromireland
Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 8:11 pm Post subject:

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BBC Appeal footage in full 2 weeks after Andrew went missing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehWTPWcQ-LE
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Posted by Vovvan

Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 11:38 pm Post subject:

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I really thought they were going to find this child soon after he disappeared
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Posted by pam supportfromireland

Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 2:18 am Post subject:

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Hi V

I must admit I think about Andrew a lot.I hope for some good news very soon and urge all in London area to keep looking
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Posted by pam supportfromireland

Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:17 pm Post subject:

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Still no news on Andrew. Think of him and all this missing this Xmas.
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Posted by Vovvan

Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 4:36 pm Post subject:

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It´s so frightening thinking they know he arrived by watching CCTV but then like he has vanished from the earth. Where can he be? Something must have happened to him
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Posted by merlynsam

Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 4:19 pm Post subject:

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Thanks to Sk (For Madeleine) for this update:

BBC Appeal for missing Andrew Gosden

Father's plea to find gifted son

Mr Gosden, a speech and language therapist, said: "He is a very bright, quiet, polite and thoughtful lad.

"We can't think of any reason why he would need to run away from something. It is completely inexplicable from that point of view."

Andrew's mother Glenys, 43, and sister Charlotte, 16, have visited London trying to chase up sightings passed on by police.

Mr Gosden said: "His school is brilliant. It is one of the best schools in the UK and they are very supportive.

"He is bright but they try to stretch the best kids. But my best guess is that he has got back to school and thought 'this stuff is really dull, I'll just go and do something exciting'."

He added: "I am confident that he knows his way around and knows how to look after himself during the day but I am anxious about what he is doing at night.

"If I had a message for him I would say don't be afraid to get in touch and if you are, just go through missing persons.

"I don't care how he gets in contact, we just want to know that he is in one piece."

Andrew is described as 5ft 3in, slim, with straight brown

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/7007006.stm[/quote]

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Posted by Merlynsam

Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 4:28 pm Post subject:

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GMTV

Last updated: 20 November 2007

Missing Andrew

The super-bright pupil, who is heading for a string of A* GCSEs, took more than £200 from his bank account and was spotted heading to London on a train.

A worried father today appealed to his missing teenage son to get in touch - a month after he vanished. Andrew disappeared on September 14th after failing to turn up at school in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.

There have been various possible sightings of him in areas of the capital, but he has failed to get in contact with family or friends.

His father, Kevin, 41, said: "We still believe he is in London but we have had absolutely no contact with him whatsoever. I spent last weekend in London distributing leaflets and visiting places where he might be.''

"A lot of my family live in London. It's familiar to him. It's a big exciting place. Because we have no clear or proven sightings of him it is very difficult to know where to look.''

http://www.gm.tv/index.cfm?articleid=27215

Posted by merlynsam

Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 4:31 pm Post subject:

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The Yorkshire Post

Last Updated: 02 January 2008 9:36 AM

Search for missing teenager stepped up with poster campaign across London

THE face of a missing Yorkshire teenager is being put on the side of refuse lorries in two London boroughs in the latest attempt to find him.

He had taken £200 from his savings account, but left no clue as over why he disappeared. Now charity Missing People – www.missingpeople.org.uk – has launched a publicity campaign in an attempt to find 12 missing people, including Andrew.

Posters urging them to get in touch are now on the
sides of City and Borough Waste vehicles. The poster campaign also marks the launch of a £1.4m fund-raising initiative.

"Andrew we love you" – read a full interview with Glenys Gosden in the Yorkshire Post's Life and Style today.

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/localnews/Search-for-missing-teenager-stepped.3633129.jp

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Posted by pam supportfromireland

Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 10:09 pm Post subject:

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Thanks for update about Andrew and the developments in the campaign to find him. Hope for good news very soon.
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Posted by merlynsam

Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 2:30 pm Post subject:

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From Facebook

Charlotte Gosden (no network) wrote
at 6:52pm on January 13th, 2008

hi, in responce to the comment below, i will attempt to explain Andrew's tastes more fully.
he was srongly influenced by me being older, and i am indeed into the goth scene ( as you say, black hair and clothes, pale face and eyeliner) but i do have a more diverse music taste. Andy liked a lot of the same things which are admittedly mainly metal (Marilyn Manson, HIM, Slipknot etc.) but his dress sense ranged from gothic (baggy trousers, chains and pins) to metal (hoodies and skinny black jeans) so i cudn't say he belonged strictly to one culture or another. the problem is he was still discovering his identity, he was growig his hair longer to form an image and had talked about dying it but wasn't sure enough yet.
i hope that makes things clearer for those looking for Andrew, if there are more questions please feel free to post them and i will get back to you.
thank you.
Charlotte (Andrew's sister)




Charlotte Gosden (no network) wrote
at 7:01pm on January 19th, 2008

hi,
in response to the very generous offers below, we would like to say that all help in publicising Andrew's disappearance is very welcome, we would be very grateful to anyone willing to help by putting up missing posters. Thank you
Also, we were advised by the police at an early stage to put more money into his account, so that if he tried to take any out, he could be tracked. we did this and unfortunately he has not returned to his account as he would have been aware that using an ATM is traceable. Thank you for your thoughts though, we appreciate people's ideas.

Charlotte (Andrew's sister)

Posted by pam supportfromireland

Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:30 am Post subject:

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I'm sure we can manage this, posters up folks?

More info :
http://www.operationfindachild.org/Cases/ANDREW_GOSDEN_14SY17092007.html

Printable Poster :
http://www.operationfindachild.org/MissingFliers.php?action=printflier&case=14SY17092007&state=UK

Posted by merlynsam

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:45 pm Post subject:

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Operation Find a Child

Andrew Gosden

http://www.operationfindachild.org/Cases/ANDREW_GOSDEN_14SY17092007.html

Posted by hippy

Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:47 pm Post subject:

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BBC News

13/3/2008

Fresh plea over missing teenager

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/7294280.stm