The mother of missing law student Jack O’Sullivan, who vanished six months ago on a night out, has revealed the family have been sent ransom demands.
Jack went missing in the Hotwells area of Bristol as he walked home from a night out.His mother Catherine today revealed the family had received messages saying Jack “is being held and asking for ransom amounts for him.”She also said trolls have targeted the family trying to cash in on their trauma.She said she had ‘lost all faith’ in Avon and Somerset Police’s investigation into Jack’s disappearance - adding that she is searching for him every day.“I go out daily.
from across the city showed Jack crossing the Junction Swing Bridge and turning down Brunel Lock Road.His family have retraced his steps every day since and at different times of the day just to get a sense of what might have happened.Police said in April that they had carried out "extensive trawls, house-to-house enquiries, we have deployed a specialist dive team to search the basin and the wider River Avon - due to Jack's proximity to the river when he was last seen." Officers also said that they had been looking at his phone and why it was active after his last confirmed sighting.Police said: "Detectives have carried out an extensive investigation since Jack O’Sullivan went missing.
footage, carrying out expert-led searches by land and water involving multiple teams, including the dog unit, drone unit and specialist dive team, proactively seeking and acting on advice from national policing specialists, and issuing multiple appeals to the public and media for information."We’re continuing to seek further guidance and support from national experts, including an oceanographer, and we’re following any advice they offer.
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