24 DEC 201
Missing… PHILIP FUDGE
Last seen December 10, 1995
(Article Published - 29th January 2015)
HGV driver Philip was 21 when he set off from his home in Hull for a
weekend in Liverpool – and disappeared.
Police launched a major search, with boats and planes. But mum Nadine, now 70,
claims they soon lost interest.
She said: “A senior officer from Merseyside Police came to see me once and
said: ‘We can’t find him. Try to think of him as dead, don’t think about
it.’”
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Mum of son who vanished after Liverpool Christmas party refuses to give up hope
Philip, who was then 21, went missing after a Christmas party in Liverpool in 1995. For the last 19 years his mum Nadine, now 70, has never given up – and still lives in hope that, one day, he will finally come home.
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Philip, a qualified baker and chef who was working as a lorry driver, was a member of the Territorial Army. He had driven to Liverpool from his home in Hull for a
party at HMS Eaglet, the Royal Naval Reserves unit near the city centre, on December 10.
He was seen leaving in a taxi with two girls, and has never been heard from since.
The mystery of his disappearance sparked a five-week long search, with divers and a helicopter scouring 200 miles of coastline. Nadine has also continued her own search, handing out tens of thousands of leaflets and making appeals in the press and on television – all to no avail.
Nadine (his mum), who is a councillor and Lord Mayor in Hull, says: “Obviously I’ve thought everything over the years.#
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Nadine has been involved with the national charity Missing People, which she has also supported via her role as Lord Mayor. She says: “Without them, I would have cracked – they have kept me sane.
“They are always there to talk to, when you feel you can’t keep going on about it to friends and family. They really understand.”
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“On the day Philip went to Liverpool, I had a meeting in the morning to do with my work as a councillor. He was still in bed, so I didn’t even get to say goodbye – and I’ve never spoken to him since. We all take it for granted that we’ll see each other again, but in our case, it never happened.”
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At the time of his disappearance,
Philip Fudge was 21 years old. He is 5ft 10in tall, with blue eyes, and in 1995 was of heavy build and had short fair hair.
Mum of son who vanished after Liverpool Christmas party refuses to give up hope
(some parts above were bolded by me)