He had a 100 per cent attendance record at school, was never bullied and loved metal music - counting Funeral for a Friend and Slipknot among his favourite bands. Over the space of 12 hours, the charity will tweet a different appeal for a missing child every half an hour from their Twitter account - @missingpeople. He said he'd 'just felt like it'. On the day he vanished, Andrew put on his school uniform and left the home in Doncaster he shared with Kevin, mum Glenys and sister Charlotte. He was captured on King's Cross CCTV at 11.25AM. Andrew had friends, but he didn't socialise with them all that much outside of school. It claimed that Andrew had been sighted in Shrewsbury. And it had to be London. The Sun's own Twitter account will be retweeting each appeal so make sure to follow us too and share your support - @TheSun. He liked his own company. Baker's Dozen. I can categorically say that I dont think this is a likely possibility. Trying to work out if Im gay or not.. Gosden's family considered the possibility that Gosden could have been struggling with his sexual orientation. Marvel. [5][25](14 min 50 s), On the morning of his disappearance, Gosden had difficulty waking up and seemed particularly irritable. The Sun Online has teamed up with Missing People as part of their Find Every Child Week campaign. I have sent the relevant family photos and information to Missing People, whose artist will be in touch with us once they have had the opportunity to work on it. [22] Gosden had light brown hair but was planning to dye it black before he disappeared. [72], In January 2023, South Yorkshire Police said that the men remained under investigation, and that the subsequent devices were also still under examination.[73]. He left the house at 8.05AM. They are believed to be the first arrests made in connection to the disappearance. Follow BBC Yorkshire on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. It`s also amazing the little tiny mi. So could have been a hoax etc. Andrew Paul Gosden (born 10 July 1993) disappeared from Central London on 14 September 2007 when he was aged 14. The Police were unable to link the conversation to a real person unfortunately, despite their best efforts, during which we kept it quiet at their request. [25](53 min 30 s), In June 2018, the Gosden family said that someone had reported an online conversation with a person with the user name 'Andy Roo' who claimed that their boyfriend had left them and they needed 200 to cover rent. [68][69] Both men have been released under investigation while enquiries continue. He was offered help but couldn't provide bank details as he had no account because "I left home when I was 14". The pair were detained on 8 December 2021 on suspicion of kidnap and human trafficking following Andrew Gosden's 2007 disappearance. They both shared an interest in the sort of bands you'd see on the cover of Kerrang! I didnt realise it was the anniversary. [21] His teachers characterised him as a shy, quiet young man who was mature beyond his years. Andrew Gosden was last seen on September 14, 2007, after travelling from his home in Doncaster to London when he "uncharacteristically" skipped school. He said he'd 'just felt like it'. [8] He was last seen wearing a black Slipknot T-shirt, black jeans, trainers, a watch on his left wrist, and carrying a black canvas satchel with patches of rock and metal bands on it. (LogOut/ Heartbreaking reading his familys media post regarding his recent birthday. Recently, someone sent me an email asking me if it was possible Andrew Gosden had used the site prior to his disappearance. You must log in or register to reply here. [45] Furthermore, Kevin has claimed that the reported sightings of Gosden at a Pizza Hut and at Covent Garden were not followed up, and that the police did not speak to the woman who reported the Covent Garden sighting for six weeks. Not enough evidence? With Andrew Flinders. Andrew Gosden vanished in 2007 Credit: BPM South Yorkshire Police have now confirmed two men were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping the teen last Wednesday. Born on July 10th 1993 in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, Andrew Gosden was the light of his parents' lives. Read about our approach to external linking. [6], The evening before the day of the disappearance was described by Gosden's father as uneventful. [6] Gosden wore strong prescription glasses, is deaf in his left ear, and has a distinctive double ridge on his right ear. CCTV footage of 14-year-old Andrew Gosden leaving King's Cross station in 2007. [67], Gosden's family have kept his room as he left it and have not changed the locks on the house as Gosden was known to have taken his key. AndyRoo's extensive music background provides a solid basis for an album that can be enjoyed by the entire family, over and over again! The way they word things minimizes the potential actual crimes. "He was the sort of person who would listen a great deal but not say much. But despite being the "poster boy" for Missing People, no trace of Andrew has ever been found - leading to 12 years of pain for his family. I just can`t fathom how someone could just vanish at will in this day and age or, alternatively, how a criminal could so deftly remove someone from the outside world (or the world altogether, in many cases). He says it is the "biggest hint" it could be him as Roo was his childhood nickname. The Missing People charity, founded in 1986 in the wake of the still unsolved Suzy Lamplugh case, believe that a child goes missing in the UK every three minutes. Andrew's case remains one of the top cases I hope will be solved. [29], One event identified by Kevin Gosden as a possible reason for his son to have travelled to London was the 2007 YouTube Gathering. "AndyRoo's music inspires children's imagination. The DevAndyroo man has been brought up many times since the Andyroo Lincoln story came to light in 2018, and people have even spoke to Andrew's dad about it. We initially thought something must have happened on the way to school. [39] That weekend, the police searched the bushes near the Gosdens' home in Doncaster, but found nothing. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. "The energetic debut album from AndyRoo is bursting with imagination and creativity. WATCHING the news, Andrew Gosden's tortured dad finds himself envying the parents of murdered kids. From KRYPTON :) 2 HOURS of ULTIMATE ANDYROO MUSIC and VIDEO BLISS. Much like Madeleine's photo showed her to have the rare eye defect coloboma, Andrew had a unique physical trait too, a double ridge on his right ear. But perhaps even worse is the lack of support they are given - with officials and society assuming their child has run away. Then, in 2017, a man came forward saying he had spoken to someone online called Andyroo, who lived in Lincoln and needed 200 to make rent. He was last seen on CCTV footage arriving at King's Cross Station and since then police have been unable to corroborate his movements. Andrew Gosden was last seen on CCTV at King's Cross train station in London Two men arrested after a Doncaster boy vanished in London 15 years earlier remain under investigation, police say.. "The not knowing is the worst. He lived with his parents Kevin and Glenys, and his sister Charlotte in Balby, which is a suburb of Doncater, South Yorkshire in England. The police tried everything on the chat provider but they could not trace it back. Kevin said he grew up in a "loving" home where Andrew knew he could speak to his sister or parents if something was bothering him. The police took the computers from Andrew's school and from Doncaster Library they found nothing. Andrew Gosden was born on the 10th of July, 1993. Send your story ideas to yorkslincs.news@bbc.co.uk. The users note currently reads, Hey, its Andrew from Doncaster. Andrew Gosden was, at the time of his disappearance, 5ft 3in tall, thin with light brown hair and brown eyes. "We are in close contact with them and they ask that their privacy is respected as our investigation continues. According to Sony, Andrew Gosdens PSP had never been used to connect to the internet. Finally, last year, I was contacted by someone who believed they may have had a conversation with Andrew online. This point is then expanded on by Andrews Dad. When Andrew went missing he was 5ft 3in tall, slim with light brown hair and brown eyes. A BBC Radio 4 appeal (about 3 minutes long) will be broadcast at 7.54am on December 18, 2022 on behalf of @missingpeople by Nicki Durbin, mother of Luke Durbin who went missing at the age of 19 from #Woodbridge ( #Suffolk) on May 12, 2006. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00 2 17 10 Show this thread To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Please see this post regarding our rules and if you think you've found Gosden somewhere online or off, report it anonymously to Missing People here who will share it with police. How was he going to pay it back? Andrew is one of many because every two minutes a child is reported missing in the UK - around 80,000 each year. I don't think the name of the site has ever been revealed. Then, instead of catching the bus to school, he went to sit in Westfield Park, on nearby Littlemoor Lane. ANDYROO :) Family photos that have emerged in the years since his disappearance have seen him sporting T-shirts bearing the logos of Funeral for a Friend, Cradle of Filth and HIM. [9] The school believed that they had called Gosden's parents and left a message informing them that he had not attended school. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. This is a big ask, so may not happen, but I shall let you know if something is able to go ahead. Andrew Gosden was born on the 10th of July, 1993. When he did say something, it was generally worth listening to. Very few articles provide more detail beyond what you pasted, except this VICE article: "Last year, around the time of the tenth anniversary of Andrews disappearance, we received a tip from someone who said hed been talking to someone named 'Andyroo' online," says Kevin. 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