Family of missing Harvey Parker ‘increasingly concerned’ for his welfare
The 20-year-old was last seen leaving the LGBTQ nightclub, Heaven, early on Friday 17 December.
Words: Alastair James; pictures: Metropolitan Police
Police say the family of 20-year-old Harvey Parker are “increasingly concerned” for his welfare since he went missing on Friday 17 December.
Harvey, a music student at the University of York, was last seen leaving the LGBTQ nightclub, Heaven, in London’s Charing Cross shortly after two o’clock in the morning.
The Metropolitan Police has now released CCTV images of Harvey leaving the nightclub, entering Craven Street, and walking towards the Embankment.
“This is a terrible ordeal”
Harvey Parker leaving Heaven nightclub (Photo: Metropolitan Police)
A statement issued by the police, containing the CCTV images of Harvey, says they and Harvey’s family are “growing increasingly concerned for his welfare”.
Detective Sergeant Dick Nation, from the Central South Safeguarding Unit, says. “We have not been able to contact Harvey and his family have still heard nothing from him. There is no reason why he should have gone missing and his family and friends are extremely worried by his disappearance.
“To assist the public, we are releasing images of Harvey from the night he went missing. We know he was last seen on CCTV on Craven Street, walking south towards Embankment.
“This is a terrible ordeal for Harvey’s family and friends and I would urge anyone who saw him or has any information to contact police immediately.”
Harvey, described as being 5ft 8, mixed-race, and being of slight build, is reported to have left Heaven alone. Police say CCTV enquiries are ongoing.
Anyone with any information is being asked to call 101 or tweet @MetCC and quote: CAD 3134/18DEC21. An appeal for information on Harvey was first issued on Sunday (19 December)
Harvey Parker leaving Heaven nightclub (Photo: Metropolitan Police)
Amanda Parker, Harvey’s mum, told Metro that Harvey had been on a night out seeing Little Simz at the O2 Academy in Brixton and had come home before heading to Heaven and that they’d been in a positive mood.
“Just before we went to bed Harvey came back and was really upbeat and very positive about the concert and had a good time,” she told the paper. She assumed they’d gone to work at the Theatre Royal Stratford East when they didn’t return home after Heaven. But she began to worry when they didn’t come home that evening.
Alerting the police Amanda says she went to Heaven to ask after Harvey and says staff were “really helpful”. “We’ve gone to hospitals with his pictures, we’ve phoned every big A&E in London, I’m just beyond words to be honest, I really am,” she added.
Harvey’s mum also said Harvey is autistic so “can misread a situation and get overwhelmed.” She said Harvey is “very musically accomplished and very academically gifted” playing several instruments including the flute, oboe, piano, and organ.