Haunting CCTV shows 'much-loved' dad just moments before he suddenly disappeared – as daughter makes desperate plea
12/09/2024 06:09 AM
EERIE CCTV images have shown the moments before a “much-loved dad” suddenly disappeared a decade ago.
Damion Vernon vanished on December 8, 2014 in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
It comes after cops yesterday renewed an appeal to help find Damion who travelled to the city from his home in Bridlington, HullLive reported.
The eerie footage shows the missing dad in a TSB Bank on Manor Street in Bridlington at around 2.15pm before leaving the town in a blue Vauxhall Corsa.
In the clip, Damion is seen queuing in a mustard-coloured gilet, green long-sleeved woollen jumper and jeans.
The CCTV footage then captures the dad smiling as he approaches the worker.
Missing Damion’s 23-year-old daughter Courtney has joined forces with Humberside Police to get new information on her dad’s whereabouts.
Courtney said: “If anyone has any information, I’m begging them to come forward. No matter how small.
“In my heart I don't think I will see him again. No one can go missing and hide their own body and someone somewhere must know something.
“But I would like to be able to lay him to rest and I want to be able to tell my sons the truth about what happened to him. Dad deserves dignity.”
Inspector Owen Stafford added: "Over the course of the last ten years our investigation has remained open as we have continued to explore every possible line of enquiry to help in locating Damion.
"In the hope that it may provide officers with new lines of enquiry to locate Damion, now 42-years-old, we are releasing CCTV recovered as a part of our initial investigation launched in 2014.
"Since Damion was reported missing, we have spoken with hundreds of members of the public, collated thousands of hours of CCTV, conducted searches of the River Calder and followed the route Damion took the day before he was reported missing.
"Alongside the Major Crime Team, we were able to trace Damion's movements on Monday 8 December 2014.
“The last confirmed sighting was at around 2.15pm when Damion visited TSB Bank on Manor Street, before he left Bridlington in a blue Vauxhall Corsa, registration number YH51 FLL.
'Every avenue has drawn a blank'
Detective Superintendent Matt Baldwin, of Humberside Police, said: "The past years have been an extremely difficult time for Damion's family and we still are no further on in finding out what has happened to Damion.
"Despite conducting large area searches and completing extensive lines of enquiry since the time of Damion's disappearance we are no clearer to understanding what has happened to him.
"The media played a huge part in our appeals at the time, however every avenue has drawn a blank.
"There is no suggestion that criminal activity led to Damion going missing and we are keeping an open mind about his disappearance and the case will be kept open as a long term missing person enquiry.”
"Damion is then reported to have travelled to Wakefield via the route displayed on the map before eventually parking up on Sycamore Street and then walking up an alleyway between the houses.
“There have been no sightings of him since. His bank card and mobile phone have also been inactive since that day.
"We would appeal for anybody who has any information, no matter how small, which may assist officers with lines of enquiry to please contact us on our non-emergency number 101 quoting log 125 of 2 December 2024.
"Should you wish to remain anonymous you can report information via the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111."
