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Bristol mother Charlotte Bevan missing 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 have searched areas close to the maternity hospital. | Police have searched areas close to the maternity hospital. |
'Under pressure' | 'Under pressure' |
Nothing was found in the search in nearby Royal Fort Gardens and at the former Hospital for Sick Children. | Nothing was found in the search in nearby Royal Fort Gardens and at the former Hospital for Sick Children. |
But, a wheelie bin wrapped in tarpaulin was taken away by forensics teams. | |
Police said their searches have been based on several unconfirmed sightings of Charlotte near the hospital. | Police said their searches have been based on several unconfirmed sightings of Charlotte near the hospital. |
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. |
"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." |
'Out of character' | |
A spokesman for University Hospitals Bristol, which runs St Michael's Hospital, said Ms Bevan discharged herself for "reasons unknown to us" and there were no signs she was planning to leave. | |
"Charlotte and her baby were seen by staff at 20.30; when staff went to check on her at 21.05 they found Charlotte and her baby missing and immediately sounded the alarm. | |
"We are working closely with other agencies to establish that Charlotte and her baby are safe." | |
Access to maternity wards is restricted by a "door release" and CCTV. It is not clear how Ms Bevan left the hospital. | |
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 in the hours after she disappeared. | |
"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. | 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 searched 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 searched 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. |