New image of city's longest standing missing person

Devon & Cornwall Police have located and released an image of a missing woman who vanished more than three decades ago.

On December 28 1979 June Ellena Brockway, then aged 43, discharged herself from hospital. Now, 33 years later, the case represents the city's longest standing missing person enquiry.

The investigating officer has received calls and information from the public in the two weeks since going public with the case and is hoping that the release of the image, courtesy of the Plymouth Herald, may stir up more memories.

It is known June discharged herself from the Royal Naval Hospital in Stonehouse on December 28 1979 and went home. It is now thought that, after returning home and packing a bag, she took a taxi to the North Road area with a view to seeking accommodation or catching a train to the Bristol or Cardiff areas.

Police were initially called regarding her disappearance by her husband. Their home address was vacated years ago, and no forwarding address has ever been found.

She was described at the time as white, 5’ 3”, of thin build, with brown eyes and with shoulder-length dark brown, thinning hair. She was known to habitually wear a chocolate brown overcoat and wore a platinum wedding ring.

The officer in the case, PC Ian Watson, said: “We have had some interesting information passed from the public and we are now appealing for more info to help us solve this long-running mystery.”

Anyone with information should contact PC Watson via the police non-emergency phone number 101.

Photo courtesy of The Plymouth Herald