The 'huge hole' left by Andrew Gosden's disappearance as family mark 29th birthday

The father of missing Andrew Gosden has spoken of the "huge hole" left in the lives of his family as they mark his son's 29th birthday.

Andrew, from Doncaster, was 14 when he went missing in London in 2007. There have been no confirmed sightings of him since.

In a blog written on 10 July, Andrew's 29th birthday, his father, Kevin, said: "Without the knowledge of what happened to our loved one, we are unable to heal.

"It is like that for my family and I. Andrew is still missing. As we reach his 29th birthday, we realise that he has been gone for longer than he was here.

"The intensity of his not being here with us continues every day, a huge hole in our lives and our family."

Andrew went missing on 14 September, 2007, from Balby in Doncaster, after he left home for school.

He withdrew £200 from his bank account, bought a one-way train ticket to London and boarded the 9.35am GNER service from Doncaster.

CCTV cameras captured him at Kings Cross station later that day in what would be the last known sighting of him.

At the time, he was wearing black jeans and a t-shirt.

After leaving the station that day, no information about his movements has been corroborated by police.

Over the years, Mr Gosden has worked with the charity Missing People to raise awareness of the case.

A number of age-progression images have been produced showing what Andrew may have looked like as he got older.

In December last year, two men were arrested over Andrew's disappearance. A 45-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of kidnap, human trafficking and the possession of indecent images of children.

A 38-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of kidnap and human trafficking. Police said they seized "numerous devices".

Both were released under investigation while enquiries continue.

'We cannot lose hope'

At the time Mr Gosden told ITV News the arrests were just another "unknown".

In his latest blog he wrote: "How to deal with this is something to which no-one has answers. For me, I think the one thing we cannot lose is hope. Hope of re-union, hope of news, hope of an answer of any kind."

He said he had put some flowers in church as a way of marking Andrew's 29th birthday.

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