Police launch urgent appeal to find missing Matthew who has links to Peterborough - and may have been injured in assault

Police have launched an appeal to find a missing man who has links to Peterborough – and who officers believe may have been injured in an assault.

Lincolnshire Police said 45-year-old Matthew was last seen on Friday 3 July at around 6.30pm in the Pinchbeck Road area of Spalding.

A spokesperson for the force said: “We’re reaching out to our communities for help to locate 45-year-old Matthew.

“We are aware that he was a victim of an assault and may be injured.

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Police are trying to find missing Matthew

“He was last seen on Friday 3 July at around 6.30pm in the Pinchbeck Road area of Spalding.

“We urgently want to trace him to make sure he’s ok.

“Matthew is of slim build and has red hair and a red beard. He was last seen wearing dark trousers and a dark hoody with a light coloured rectangle on the front.x

“We believe he may also have connections to the Peterborough area.”

Anyone with information that may help in our search for Matthew can call 101, quoting ‘PID 120140’.

You can make a report via Lincolnshire Police’s website: https://www.lincs.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/, please quote ‘PID 120140’ in your communication.

Alternatively, you can reach out anonymously, via the Crimestoppers website: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/forms/give-information-anonymously

Always call 999 in an emergency.

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