Police in Edinburgh have launched an urgent appeal to help trace a man who vanished from the capital last week.
Officers have sparked a search for 33-year-old Joseph Yexley, from Nottingham, after he was last seen near the city centre at the weekend.
Known to go by other surnames, such as Morrell, Joseph was last seen at around 2.50pm on Saturday (December 17), on Holyrood Road, but has not been heard from since.
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He is described as being about six-foot tall. He has short dark hair and a dark goatee beard, with a medium build.
Issuing an image of the 33-year-old, police also highlighted the distinctive chair tattoo on Joseph's face, and urged anyone with information to get in touch on 101.
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When last seen he was wearing a black beanie style hat, an orange puffer style jacket with a navy jacket over it. He also had on a black and purple Nike jumper, with matching back Nike jogging bottoms that have a purple stripe down the side. He is carrying an orange coloured sleeping bag. He was also wearing ankle length pair of walking/workwear boots.
Police Sergeant Jonny Wilson from Gayfield Square Police Station said : “We are growing increasingly concerned for Joseph and we would appeal to anyone who knows where he is to contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting 1403 of Wednesday, 14 December, 2022.
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