Concern for missing Edinburgh woman Shelly Paterson

Police are appealing for the public’s assistance in an effort to find a young mother who has not been seen since Saturday.  Twenty-three year old Shelly Paterson was last seen at around  5:40pm leaving an address in Calder Park in the west of the city.

Since then she has not been in touch with friends or family and police are now growing concerned for her welfare.

Shelly is described as 5ft 3ins tall, medium build with purple hair that is often tied back in a ponytail. She normally wears dark-rimmed glasses and has tattoos of a distinctive purple flower on the back of her neck as well as the name ‘Danny’ written on her left arm.

At the time of her disappearance she had been wearing a black and blue jacket with a white fur collar, black jeans, black shoes and carrying a black shoulder bag with a gold buckle.

Inspector Graeme Dignan who is based at Drylaw police station said: “It is out of character for Shelly to go missing and we are anxious to trace her safe and well as quickly as possible.

“Today I’m urging anyone who has seen or may have spoken with her to please get in touch with police.

“Shelly has a young son and is a devoted and loving mother. It is extremely unusual for her to leave without informing anyone and her family are extremely concerned for her.

“We have published a CCTV image showing Shelly moments after leaving an address in Calder Park however, at this stage of our inquiry it is not clear where she went after this time. We want to piece together her movements and I urge the public to please look carefully at the images and let us know if you have seen her.

“I also appeal directly to Shelly to please make contact either with police or your family to let us know that you are safe.”

Anyone with information on Shelly’s whereabouts is asked to call police on 101 or speak to any officer.