Missing person?

Detectives in Bournemouth are appealing for public help in finding a vulnerable man who has gone missing from a hotel in the town - and who could be seriously injured.

Officers are seriously concerned for the welfare of the man who suddenly left his room at a hotel in the St Michael's Road area of Bournemouth town centre.

He left possessions behind in the hotel room and was reported missing by hotel staff late Tuesday morning, 25 November 2008.

Police are appealing for any sightings of the man since lunchtime on Sunday, 23 November 2008.

Officers are also appealing to the public to come forward and contact the police in confidence - or the Crimestoppers line anonymously - if they saw or heard any suspicious, unusual or out of the ordinary activity in the area of St Michael's Road between mid-day on Sunday, 23 November, 2008, and late Tuesday  morning, 25 November.

The missing man is described by officers as being aged between 30 and 35 years old, six feet three inches tall, of medium build and with dark close-shaven hair.

Police have carried out enquiries at other hotels in the St Michael's Road area of Bournemouth town centre and they have also carried out house-to-house enquiries in the locality.

Officers have also checked local hospitals in case the man has been admitted to any of them.

Detective Chief Inspector Kevin Connolly, of Dorset Police's Bournemouth and Poole Division, said: "We are growing very concerned for the man's welfare and safety and we are appealing for public help in finding him."The man could be at risk and I am hopeful that someone - perhaps several people - may have seen him in the St Michael's Road area of Bournemouth town centre as well as the retail area of the town centre itself, since Sunday lunchtime.

"Information we have received suggests that the man may have sustained serious injuries and he could have blood stained clothes.