'It's going to be so hard' - daughter's emotional Father’s Day appeal for missing dad from South Yorkshire

It is now more than six months since Richard Dyson disappeared from his home in Barnsley, and for his daughter Bethany the anguish is as great as ever.

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She last saw the 57-year-old on the evening of Friday, November 15 last year, when he dropped her off in Aston, Rotherham.

The last sighting is believed to have taken place two days later, on Sunday, November 17, at around 11pm, when he was seen walking towards the A6135 Sheffield Road in Hoyland, close to Parkside Cottage.

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Ahead of Father’s Day this Sunday, June 21, Bethany said: “I have never spent a Father’s Day without my dad. It is going to be so hard for me to get through this day without my dad. I just miss him so much.”

Detective Inspector Neil Coop said: “The last six months have been incredibly hard for Bethany and we are desperate to give her the answers she needs and deserves….

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“We continue to focus on the days immediately before Richard was last seen and those that followed straight after, as we believe the answers lie within that time frame. Someone somewhere must know something about what happened to Richard.”

Anyone with information is asked to call South Yorkshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 459 of November 25, 2019. You can also call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or visit www.crimestoppers-uk.org.