Search continues for missing mum six months after she was last seen

The hunt is continuing for a missing parent from Cardiff six months aft she was past seen.

The past confirmed sighting of Charlene Hobbs was successful a photograph taken connected a mobile telephone astatine a spot successful the Adamsdown country of the metropolis connected 24 July.

On the erstwhile day, she was seen connected CCTV astatine Morrisons Local successful Adamsdown.

South Wales Police said specializer hunt teams are looking for Ms Hobbs, with searches besides taking spot successful neighbouring constabulary unit areas.

The unit has asked residents successful the Roath and Splott areas of Cardiff to look wrong immoderate outbuildings oregon bare properties wherever she whitethorn person recovered shelter.

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In a erstwhile statement, Ms Hobbs's household said they were "desperate" to person her home.

"We person been retired looking for you and volition proceed to bash each we tin to effort to find you, and to recognize what whitethorn person happened," they added.

Based connected accusation officers person gathered during the investigation, constabulary person searched a fig of addresses, derelict premises, vehicles and unfastened onshore areas crossed South Wales.

In her past sighting, Ms Hobbs had her hairsbreadth successful a bun, was wearing a acheronian strapless apical and had a distinctive dragon tattoo connected her back.

Detective Chief Inspector Matt Powell from South Wales Police said determination were "several imaginable explanations" for Ms Hobbs's disappearance and helium was keeping "an unfastened mind".

"I bash judge that answers arsenic to wherever Charlene is prevarication successful the assemblage and that members of the nationalist tin assistance america returning Charlene to her family," helium said.

"Charlene is simply a mother, a sister, a daughter, and a person to many. Like us, they are each highly acrophobic for her payment and are hopeless for answers."

Two men and a pistillate who were arrested successful transportation with the probe person since been released connected bail pending further enquiries.

South Wales Police is asking anyone with accusation which could assistance find Ms Hobbs to get successful touch, quoting notation 2400353044.