Julian De Bono: Police 'extremely concerned' for welfare of missing Ipswich man

Tanya Mercer was in Ipswich speaking to one of Mr De Bono's friends

Police have issued a fresh appeal for information over a 63-year old man who remains missing after five days.

Julian De Bono was last seen on Yarmouth Road in Ipswich at around 1.45am on Sunday, heading towards London Road.

Suffolk Police are now asking anyone driving in the Yarmouth Road area with dash-cameras or those with CCTV to review their footage.

Officers, supported by Suffolk Lowland Search and Rescue, have been carrying out inquiries, including in the Yarmouth Road area where Mr De Bono was last seen.

Mr De Bono's friend Franstine Jones said the disappearance was "very out of character".

"There are many sides to Julian - he's friendly, very popular - and lots of people are very concerned about him because it's not like him [to go missing]," she told ITV News Anglia.

"We are just hoping and thinking of the family and hoping that he will appear. Lots of people have been contacting me about how worried they are and [asking] how can they help."

She added: "I want the family to realise he is very much loved, and lots of people are worried about him, and we are here to support him."

Mr De Bono is understood to have been attending a Christmas party on the night he was last seen.

He is described as a black, around 6ft 1ins tall and of a slim build.

He has a receding hair line, with a trimmed grey and black beard, and was last seen wearing a white, partially see-through shirt with cherry red trousers and high shine black shoes.

Anyone with any information is being asked to contact the police on 101.