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Police share potential sightings of missing woman Charlene Hobbs as murder investigation continues | ITV News Wales

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Police investigating the disappearance of Cardiff woman Charlene Hobbs have shared new details of potential sightings.

Ms Hobbs, 36, from the Riverside area has not been seen since July 2024.

South Wales Police have said that her disappearance is being treated as murder and that despite extensive searches officers have no proof Ms Hobbs is alive.

Ms Hobbs, who has a distinctive dragon tattoo on her back, was seen on CCTV in Morrisons Local, Adamsdown, on July 23, 2024.

The last known sighting is a photograph taken at a property in Broadway, Adamsdown, on July 24, 2024. Her hair was in a bun, and she was wearing a dark strapless top.

Now, in an update 10-months after her disappearance, police have released details of potential sightings of Ms Hobbs in Adamsdown and Coryton.

They say that on both occasions Ms Hobbs was with unknown people who the force say are potential witnesses and urging them to come forward.

Credit: South Wales Police

The force has shared the below details of the potential sightings:

Approximately 11.20am on July 29 Charlene on the railway bridge, known locally as the Black Bridge, which links Adamsdown and Splott. She may have been wearing a blue jacket. She was seen walking in a single file with two men described as:1) white, with a pale complexion, aged in his 30s or 40s, and of average height.2) wearing a black face covering. It is not known if that was part of a coat, a scarf, or balaclava, and of average height.

Approximately 5.30pm on November 1 at Asda, Coryton, Cardiff, Charlene was stood at the front of the store by the security desk with a young boy aged approximately 4 years.A woman, described as approximately 40 years old with short burgundy dyed hair, approached Charlene and all three left the supermarket.

Police have confirmed that Ms Hobbs' disappearance is being treated as murder and the Crimestoppers charity continues to offer a reward of up to £20,000 for information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible.

Detective Chief Inspector Matt Powell, from South Wales Police, said: “As a result of enquiries we have received information of two possible sightings of Charlene.

“We would appeal to anyone with further information on these two sightings in Adamsdown and Coryton to please come forward.

“In particular, we are urging the two men on the railway bridge and the woman with the dyed burgundy hair in Asda to come forward.

“Despite a huge number of enquiries, we still have no proof that Charlene is alive, but we remain determined to find Charlene alive and return her to her family.

“Charlene’s family continue to be updated, and our thoughts are with them at this difficult time.”

A 45-year-old man arrested in connection with the investigation remains on police bail.

Information on the Crimestoppers reward can be found here and any information members of the public would like to submit to officers can be done so here.

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