Urgent appeal – North Yorkshire Police are concerned for missing 35-year-old senior optometrist

Police are searching for a 35-year-old who has gone missing from her North Yorkshire home. She was initially reported by her sister Nafeesa Khulsoom aged 18. Members of the public have also come forward providing possible sightings.

Fozia Parveen was last seen on Saturday evening, at around 9am, in York city centre looking withdrawn. This was later reported to York police by a member of public
Fozia is a British Pakistani and is described as 5ft 4ins tall, with shoulder length hair but is covered with a scarf.

She was believed to be wearing a blue scarf with a black cardigan and smart black trousers.

Fozia is known to have connections in Scarborough, Middlesbrough, Leeds and the Alum-Rock area of Birmingham.

Anyone with information can call DC Debbie Smith on 101 ext 543 8935 with any information.