Family’s desperate plea eight YEARS after mum & son, then 12, last seen on ferry to France

POLICE person appealed for accusation astir a missing parent and her 12-year-old lad who person not been heard of since they travelled to France 8 years ago.

Sarah Sisson, aged 37, and Harvey Belshaw, aged 12, were past seen connected Saturday October 8 2016 erstwhile she drove a achromatic Renault Megane onto a ferry from Dover to Calais.

Since arriving successful France 8 years ago, Ms Sisson and Mr Belshaw, who were from Whale Hill, Middlesbrough, person not contacted household oregon friends.

They were reported missing by Ms Sisson's member soon earlier 11pm connected October 24 2016.

The brace are believed to person links to Spain, Gibraltar, Germany arsenic good arsenic France.

At the clip Ms Sisson was past seen, she was described arsenic being of a ample physique with long, blonde hair.

Mr Belshaw was described arsenic astir 5 feet tall, of a slim physique and having just hairsbreadth which was agelong connected top.

Over the past 8 years, detectives person made inquiries with the French authorities and looked astatine CCTV and spoken to relatives and friends.

On the eighth day of them being reported missing, Cleveland Police are asking immoderate members of the nationalist to travel guardant if they person information.

Detective Inspector Matt Hollingsworth said: "Since Sarah and Harvey were reported missing, we person continued to reappraisal immoderate caller accusation that has travel to light.

"Now, 8 years on, Sarah and Harvey's household and friends inactive don't cognize their whereabouts and person maintained however retired of quality it is for them to not person gotten successful touch.

"I would similar to instrumentality this accidental to entreaty to anyone retired determination that whitethorn clasp information, nary substance however small, connected wherever Sarah and Harvey mightiness be, to travel guardant and talk to us.

"It is ne'er excessively precocious to supply accusation and if reticent to talk to police, past you tin interaction Crimestoppers anonymously connected 0800 555 111."

Ms Sisson's brother, David said: "Sarah and Harvey proceed to beryllium connected our minds each azygous day.

"All of america person missed retired connected truthful galore beingness experiences passim the 8 years particularly Harvey going from a lad to a man.

"To accidental however disquieted we arsenic a household are of their disappearance and the devastating interaction it has had connected each of america is an understatement.

"However, we clasp onto the anticipation and support looking forwards due to the fact that that is each we tin do.

"To spot them some harmless and dependable aft 8 agelong years would beryllium a imagination travel true."

Anyone with accusation is asked to telephone 101 oregon to sojourn Cleveland Police's website.