Police are appealing for the public’s assistance to help trace a 41-year-old man who has been reported missing from Edinburgh.
John Ritchie was last seen leaving the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh around 1.30pm on Monday, 8 July, 2024.
He is described as white, around 5ft. 10 inches in height, with dark hair and a dark brown beard. He was last seen wearing a blue hooded top, navy tracksuit trousers and red trainers.
Officers have been checking relevant CCTV for any additional information on where John may have gone.
Inspector Paul Begley said: “We are becoming increasingly concerned for John’s welfare and are appealing to anyone who thinks they may have information regarding his whereabouts to please get in touch.
“John is known to frequent Edinburgh city centre and we would urge members of the public to keep a look out for him and report any potential sightings to us.”
Anyone with information is asked to call us on 101, quoting incident number 2954 of Monday, 8 July, 2024.
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
