CCTV image shows last known movements of missing Sunderland woman Danielle Best as police continue search

Police searching for missing Sunderland woman Danielle Best have released a CCTV image showing her last known movements.

Danielle, 36, was reported missing at around 6pm on Tuesday, May 30, after her family had not heard from her. She was last seen in person the day before, on Monday evening, but she has not been in touch with anybody since.

This is believed to be out of character for Danielle, who is from the Eden Vale area of the city, and officers are carrying out extensive searches in a bid to locate her and ensure she’s safe and well.

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This CCTV image – in which Danielle is wearing a blue T-shirt and black leggings – shows her leaving an address on Elwin Terrace at around 6.10pm on Monday.

It is believed that Danielle, who also has links to the Wallsend and North Shields areas, may have travelled towards Roker or Seaburn seafront.

The CCTV image shows Danielle Best leaving an address on Elwin Terrace, Sunderland, at around 6.10pm on Monday. (Northumbria Police)

Superintendent Amanda Dumighan, of Northumbria Police, said: “We are increasingly concerned for Danielle’s welfare as her disappearance is out of character. We just want to make sure she is safe and well.

“We’re carrying out a number of searches across Sunderland and other areas of the force and are keen for the public to assist us if they believe they may know where she is.

“This CCTV image shows Danielle leaving an address on Monday evening. Have you seen somebody with a similar appearance at any point this week? Please have a close look and get in touch with us immediately if you can help.”

Danielle is described as 5ft 5ins with medium-length straight purple hair and has a local accent. She has two distinctive dove tattoos on her right upper arm, a butterfly tattoo on her left shoulder and a tribal tattoo on her lower back.

Anyone with information that can assist the search is asked to contact police via 999 or 101 quoting log NP-20230530-0960.

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