Harvey Parker: Police ‘increasingly concerned’ over missing 20-year-old student

Harvey Parker, from Lambeth, was last seen leaving Heaven Nightclub by Charing Cross Railway Station in Westminster at around 02.15am on Friday December 17.
Concern is growing for missing Harvey Parker. Photo: Met Police/SuppliedConcern is growing for missing Harvey Parker. Photo: Met Police/Supplied
Concern is growing for missing Harvey Parker. Photo: Met Police/Supplied

Police have launched an urgent appeal to find a missing 20-year-old student who went missing after a night out in central London.

Harvey Parker, from Lambeth, was last seen leaving Heaven Nightclub by Charing Cross Station in Westminster at around 2.15am on Friday, December 17.

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Detectives say there is "nothing to indicate any reason for them to go missing".

Further CCTV has been identified of Harvey then entering Craven Street and walking south towards the Embankment before they disappeared.

Police and Harvey’s family are growing increasingly concerned for their welfare.

Harvey is mixed race with short, black hair, is 5ft 8in (1.73m) tall and of slight build, and calls to their phone have gone unanswered.

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Detective Sergeant Dick Nation, from the Met Police, said. “We have not been able to contact Harvey and their family have still heard nothing from them.

“There is no reason why they should have gone missing and their family and friends are extremely worried by their disappearance.

“To assist the public, we are releasing images of Harvey from the night they went missing. We know they were 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 them or has any information to contact police immediately.”

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Harvey’s mother Amanda Parker told Metro: “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 news website Harvey, who she said is autistic, got changed at their home in Waterloo, before heading back out, and that she began to worry when they didn’t return from work the following evening.

She continued: “We alerted the police, we went down to Heaven to see if anyone knew or heard anything to really get the ball rolling.

“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.

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“Harvey’s very musically accomplished and very academically gifted and really confident. The flute is Harvey’s first instrument, along with the oboe, piano and organ. Harvey’s a phenomenal musician. Harvey is very engaging, has lots of friends and is quirky.

“At the same time Harvey’s very vulnerable and can misread a situation and get overwhelmed.

‘Harvey can’t necessarily read social situations and is outgoing – and that’s when autism really comes into play, because what to do next would be a real challenge.”

According to Metro, Harvey’s mum and step-dad say Harvey often wears “flamboyant” female clothes and could have been wearing a crop top and skirt on Thursday night.

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The University of York, where Harvey is a second-year music student, also appealed for those with information to get in touch with police.

In a statement, the university said: “We’re very concerned that one of our students, Harvey Parker, is currently missing after a night out in London”.

Anyone with information is asked to call 101 or tweet @MetCC, quoting CAD 3134/18DEC21.

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