Police investigate potential new sightings of missing Cardiff woman
Charlene Hobbs has not been seen since July 2024
Police investigating the disappearance of Cardiff woman Charlene Hobbs have received new information of potential sightings in Adamsdown and Coryton.
Members of the public have contacted South Wales Police about the sightings.
Charlene is believed to have been seen at these locations with people who are currently unknown.
South Wales Police detectives are appealing for these unknown people, who are potential witnesses, to please come forward.
Charlene, 36, from Riverside, Cardiff, has not been seen since July 2024.
Her 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.”
The 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.
Distinctive dragon tattoo
Charlene, 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 of Charlene 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.
A 45-year-old man arrested in connection with the investigation remains on police bail.