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| Bristol mother Charlotte Bevan missing from hospital with newborn baby | Bristol mother Charlotte Bevan missing from hospital with newborn baby |
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| A mother and her four-day-old baby have gone missing from a hospital, prompting an "urgent" police search to find her. | A mother and her four-day-old baby have gone missing from a hospital, prompting an "urgent" police search to find her. |
| Charlotte Bevan, 30, left St Michael's Hospital in Bristol between 20:30 and 21:00 GMT on Tuesday with her daughter, named Zarnee Teanna. | Charlotte Bevan, 30, left St Michael's Hospital in Bristol between 20:30 and 21:00 GMT on Tuesday with her daughter, named Zarnee Teanna. |
| She did not have a coat or shoes and is thought to have been wearing hospital slippers, while her baby was wrapped only in blankets, police said. | She did not have a coat or shoes and is thought to have been wearing hospital slippers, while her baby was wrapped only in blankets, police said. |
| Police are continuing to search the areas close to the maternity hospital. | Police are continuing to search the areas close to the maternity hospital. |
| 'Under pressure' | 'Under pressure' |
| A wheelie bin wrapped in tarpaulin has been taken away by forensics teams. | |
| The bin was located in a narrow road directly opposite the maternity hospital. | |
| Police have also said their searches have been based on several unconfirmed sightings of Charlotte near the hospital. | |
| Officers have so far looked in the gardens in the former Hospital for Sick Children and the Royal Fort Gardens. | |
| Ms Bevan's partner Pascal Mabrouk appealed for her to come home. | Ms Bevan's partner Pascal Mabrouk appealed for her to come home. |
| He said: "We care for her and we want her to return home and we just want some news that she is safe with our daughter. | He said: "We care for her and we want her to return home and we just want some news that she is safe with our daughter. |
| "We don't want her to feel scared or under pressure." | "We don't want her to feel scared or under pressure." |
| He added: "The message is that if someone knows where she is, please tell her to come back home." | He added: "The message is that if someone knows where she is, please tell her to come back home." |
| A spokesman for Avon and Somerset Police said: "Charlotte may appear confused and worried and her baby is inappropriately wrapped for the cold weather. | A spokesman for Avon and Somerset Police said: "Charlotte may appear confused and worried and her baby is inappropriately wrapped for the cold weather. |
| 'Out of character' | 'Out of character' |
| "We are concerned for both Charlotte's welfare and that of her baby, and are urging Charlotte to let us know that she and her baby are alright." | "We are concerned for both Charlotte's welfare and that of her baby, and are urging Charlotte to let us know that she and her baby are alright." |
| Friends have described Ms Bevan's disappearance as "out of character". | Friends have described Ms Bevan's disappearance as "out of character". |
| Writing on Avon and Somerset Police's Facebook page, Isaac Jack McCardle described searching for the mother and baby last night. | Writing on Avon and Somerset Police's Facebook page, Isaac Jack McCardle described searching for the mother and baby last night. |
| "I know her and her partner. This is out of character," he wrote. | "I know her and her partner. This is out of character," he wrote. |
| "I was out on the streets with a friend for over three hours and searched almost every road, park, alleyway etc in the area as well as high streets and found nothing. | "I was out on the streets with a friend for over three hours and searched almost every road, park, alleyway etc in the area as well as high streets and found nothing. |
| "We talked to a police officer who was patrolling in a car and told us she'd not yet been found. I was in a warm coat and now I'm back home and chilled to the bone so it is worrying." | "We talked to a police officer who was patrolling in a car and told us she'd not yet been found. I was in a warm coat and now I'm back home and chilled to the bone so it is worrying." |
| 'Sudden departure' | 'Sudden departure' |
| Ms Bevan, from Bristol, is described as white, around 5ft 8in tall, of average build with dark wavy hair. | Ms Bevan, from Bristol, is described as white, around 5ft 8in tall, of average build with dark wavy hair. |
| She was thought to be wearing a black top and black trousers when she left the hospital on Southwell Street, while the baby was in blue and white striped and coloured blankets. | She was thought to be wearing a black top and black trousers when she left the hospital on Southwell Street, while the baby was in blue and white striped and coloured blankets. |
| Avon and Somerset Police have sent out a series of tweets appealing for information since Miss Bevan and her daughter went missing. | |
| One tweet read: "If you're leaving a club in Bristol city centre and see missing mum Charlotte Bevan and 4 day old baby. Ring 999." | One tweet read: "If you're leaving a club in Bristol city centre and see missing mum Charlotte Bevan and 4 day old baby. Ring 999." |
| Det Insp Lindsay Shearlock, who is leading the search, said: "It's a sudden departure shortly after 20:30 last night. | Det Insp Lindsay Shearlock, who is leading the search, said: "It's a sudden departure shortly after 20:30 last night. |
| "We're not clear why she left when she did, nobody was notified so we're really concerned for her and the baby. | "We're not clear why she left when she did, nobody was notified so we're really concerned for her and the baby. |
| "She hasn't done anything wrong, we just need to be sure they're both safe." | "She hasn't done anything wrong, we just need to be sure they're both safe." |
| Officers have been searching the city centre overnight and appeals have been made to bus drivers, taxi drivers, early commuters and shift workers to look out for Charlotte and her daughter. | Officers have been searching the city centre overnight and appeals have been made to bus drivers, taxi drivers, early commuters and shift workers to look out for Charlotte and her daughter. |
| Anyone who sees Ms Bevan and her child is asked to call 999 immediately. | Anyone who sees Ms Bevan and her child is asked to call 999 immediately. |