22/10/2024

Renewed Appeal For Missing Teenager Rosaleen Connors

Police in east Belfast have renewed an appeal for help in tracing the whereabouts of 16-year-old Rosaleen Connors, who has been missing for two weeks.

Rosaleen was last seen in the Sydenham Road area on Monday, 07 October, at approximately 9:30 pm.

Described as being 5'6" tall with a slim build and short dark brown hair, Rosaleen was wearing a light grey Under Armour tracksuit and white Nike trainers at the time of her disappearance.
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Inspector McCrum expressed growing concern for Rosaleen's well-being and urged anyone with information to contact Strandtown Police on 101 or submit a report online at www.psni.police.uk/report, quoting reference number 1826 07/10/24.

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