Crimewatch appeal launched for missing Vitória Barreto

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 14 Oct, 16:03 · Archive

Vitória Figueiredo Barreto, 31, disappeared from Brightlingsea, Essex on March 4 and was last seen entering a boatyard.

Vitória Figueiredo Barreto, 31, disappeared from Brightlingsea in Essex on March 4, and her case has been featured on BBC Crimewatch Live. She was last seen at 12.16am on CCTV entering a boatyard in the town. CCTV footage showed her jumping over a fence into the boatyard just after midnight.

Ms Barreto had been staying in Southend and spent time with a friend at the University of Essex in Colchester on March 3. She boarded a number 87 bus from Wivenhoe at about 1pm and got off in Brightlingsea around 1.30pm. She was later seen on doorbell CCTV in the Hurst Green area at 2.30pm. When last seen, she was wearing a dark coat, a blue turtleneck jumper, light blue jeans and black trainers with light soles, and was carrying a white shoulder tote bag with the words 'people over profit'.

Police believe a boat was unmoored between 12.16am and 12.36am on March 4. A boat was found drifting in the water near Bradwell-on-Sea around midday that day. Essex Police said officers are following several lines of enquiry and are appealing to anyone who may have seen her or has information to call 999.

Crimewatch appeal launched for missing Vitória Barreto — Image: Brentwood Guardian

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Crimewatch appeal launched for Vitoria Barreto as police continue searchCrimewatch Live appeals for information to find missing Vitória Figueiredo Barreto, 31, last seen entering a Brightlingsea boatyard on March 4. Call 999.Brentwood Guardian · 14 Oct, 15:30
Crimewatch appeal launched for Vitoria Barreto as police continue searchCrimewatch Live appeals for information to find missing Vitória Figueiredo Barreto, 31, last seen entering a Brightlingsea boatyard on March 4. Call 999.Echo (Basildon) · 14 Oct, 15:30
Crimewatch appeal launched for Vitoria Barreto as police continue searchCrimewatch Live appeals for information to find missing Vitória Figueiredo Barreto, 31, last seen entering a Brightlingsea boatyard on March 4. Call 999.Colchester Gazette · 14 Oct, 15:30

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