Police have released eerie CCTV footage of a 30-year-old Brazilian woman who mysteriously vanished after jumping over a fence in a UK seaside town four months ago, as the search intensifies and fresh appeals are made to trace her whereabouts
WHERE IS SHE?
Cops release eerie CCTV of Brazilian woman, 30, who jumped over fence and vanished in UK seaside town four months ago
COPS have released eerie CCTV footage of a Brazilian woman who vanished from a UK seaside town four months ago.
Vitoria Figueiredo Barreto, 31, vanished after meeting a friend at Essex University in Colchester and hasn’t been seen since the early hours of March 4.
Cops have released eerie CCTV footage of a missing Brazilian woman walking across an industrial site in EssexCredit: Essex Police
Another clip shows a person believed to be Vitoria climbing into a boatCredit: Essex Police
The person was then seen rowing further into the harbourCredit: Essex Police
Brazilian Vitoria Figueiredo Barreto, 31, has now been missing for 120 daysCredit: Essex Police
Vitoria was reported missing and has now not been seen for 120 days as cops desperately seek answers to uncover her whereabouts.
Essex Police has now released previously unseen footage of Vitoria and a person they “strongly believe” to be the 31-year-old.
The chilling new footage shows walking across an industrial area at 12.22am on March 4.
Another clip then shows a person, believed to be Vitoria, on the water in a rowing boat as they move further into the harbour.
Vitoria’s last confirmed sightings have been revealed, with the marina being her last known location
After meeting a friend in Colchester on March 3, Vitoria can be seen boarding a bus just after 1pmCredit: PA
She is then spotted on a doorbell camera in Hurst Green standing on the side of the roadCredit: PA
Other footage then appears to show a person walking across the field just south of Hurst GreenCredit: PA
Last month, Vitoria’s sister Marina urged people to keep checking properties, outbuildings and hiding spaces for any trace of her.
She thanked all those who had helped so far in the search, but emphasised that she will “leave no doubt unanswered”.
Vitoria, a Brazilian psychologist, had met up with a friend at the University of Essex campus in Wivenhoe on Tuesday, March 3.
On the day she met her friend, CCTV footage shows her boarding the number 87 bus at Wivenhoe just after 1pm.
Vitoria is then spotted exiting the bus 30 minutes later on Bellfield Avenue in the quaint seaside town of Brightlingsea in Essex.
About an hour later, she was sighted on a doorbell camera in the Hurst Green area standing on the side of the road.
The hunt then took a turn as new CCTV footage revealed a person walking across a field south of Hurst Green, believed to be Vitoria.
Shortly after midnight on March 4, CCTV shows her jumping over a fence into a boatyard in Brightlingsea at 12.16am.
Her movements were then captured at an industrial site close to the Brightlingsea Creek and the marina at 12.22am.
Vitoria was last seen wearing a dark coat, a blue turtleneck jumper, light blue jeans and black trainers – she was also carrying a white shoulder bag with the words “people over profit”.
She was later seen jumping a fence and into a boatyard in BrightlingseaCredit: JOHN McLELLAN
Cops are desperately seeking answers to uncover Vitoria’s whereaboutsCredit: Essex Police
It was previously reported by The Sun how her white shoulder bag had been discovered days later on March 9, near the industrial site she was seen walking through.
Then, the day before Mother’s Day, Vitoria’s laptop was located in Brightlingsea.
At around midday on March 4, a boat was also located adrift in the water close to Bradwell-on-Sea after being unmoored near Copperas Road where Vitoria’s bag was discovered.
Detective Superintendent Anna Granger said on Saturday: “While significant investigative work has taken place over the past four months, we know that for those closest to Vitoria every day without answers is incredibly difficult.
“We remain in regular contact with Vitoria’s loved ones, both here in Essex and in Brazil and they continue to be updated on our enquiries and remain at the centre of everything we do.
“120 days is a significant milestone, but for Vitoria’s family and friends we know it is yet another day without the person they love.
“Behind every appeal, every search and every enquiry is a family who continue to live with uncertainty.
“We know many people have followed Vitoria’s story since March. We are asking them not to forget her.
“The video we are releasing today brings together the chronology of Vitoria’s known movements and we hope it may prompt someone to remember something, however small, which could help us.”
The force said that they are continuing to review information relating to Vitoria’s phone and financial records in addition to other lines of enquiry.
The senior detective added: “Although these enquiries have been extensive, the information obtained so far has not provided evidence of any substantial or unexpected activity after Vitoria disappeared.
“That does not lessen our determination to find answers. We continue to explore every reasonable line of enquiry available to us and the public remain an important part of those enquiries.
“If you remember seeing Vitoria, or believe you may have information which could assist our investigation, we would urge you to come forward, no matter how insignificant it may seem.”
cre: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/39648319/cops-release-eerie-cctv-brazilian-woman-vanished-four-months/
