Man not seen since August 2021 is reported missing

Police are appealing for information to help find a man from West Yorkshire who has been reported missing three and a half years after he was last seen.

The last confirmed sighting of Richard Royston, 56, was in his home town of Huddersfield in August 2021, but he was only reported missing earlier this month, officers said.

Financial checks had since been made and the last transaction on Mr Royston's bank account was in the Kingston upon Thames area of London in July 2023 and he was not known to have access to any other money, a force spokesperson said.

Anyone who had seen Mr Royston since 2021, or who had information about his whereabouts, was asked to get in touch, they added.

"Similarly, if Richard himself becomes aware of this appeal, he is asked to make contact with the police to confirm he is safe and well," the West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said.

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