Detectives are continuing to question a man on suspicion of murder in connection with the disappearance of a man in Chelmsford.

Forty-five year-old Cumali Turhan, was last heard from just after midnight on Tuesday (19 November) when he was in The Globe pub on Rainsford Road.

We have information to suggest he may have later been in Barista on Duke Street and officers are carrying out enquiries to find him.

Activity by specialist search and forensics teams is focussed on in a number of locations, including around the Duke Street area of Chelmsford and Barista specifically.

As part of our investigation a 44 year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in custody.

Detective Chief Inspector Louise Metcalfe, who is leading the investigation, said:

“Cumali is still missing and we have teams of specially trained officers carrying out painstaking search activity to find him, as well as investigating CCTV and other lines of enquiry.

“He is being treated as a missing person but as part of our investigation a man is in custody having been arrested on suspicion of murder.

“We are building a picture of the circumstances which led up to Cumali’s disappearance, including the possible involvement of other people.

“However, we still need to hear from anyone who may have information which may help our investigation.

“I need anyone who may have seen him in The Globe pub around midnight from Monday into Tuesday, or in and around the area of Barista in the early hours of the Tuesday to contact us.

“I also need to speak to anyone who saw anything suspicious in the Duke Street area at around the same time.”