Giant posters for Martyn Richardson plastered over Braintree

Martyn was last seen in the Bocking area around 8.30pm on Saturday, August 24.

He was wearing a grey hoodie with a long-sleeved top underneath with a stripe down the arms, black fleece shorts, and black shoes.

Toni Bunn, Martyn’s cousin, set up a GoFundMe to help with costs of the search which has so far seen £1,938 from local support.  

Search - Officers have been searching for Martyn Richardson and released these images (Image: Essex Police)Lee Richardson, Martyn’s uncle, has been sharing all the information he can about his nephew’s disappearance on social media in the hopes it will lead to Martyn being found.

Now, Martyn's family have shared his likeness all over Braintree with posters and giant banners, bearing information of where he was last seen and what he was last wearing. 

Lee said: “Martyn’s family would like to thank everyone who has contributed to the GoFundMe page enabling us to print banners, posters and leaflets and a special thanks to Premier Print and Promotions for their generosity in assisting with these.

“We really hope they jog someone’s memory and someone will come forward with some new information.”  

Awareness - Posters and banners of Martyn have been hung up around Braintree (Image: Toni Bunn) Police have used thermal imaging cameras and drones to search the area from above, carried out multiple house-to-house enquiries and reviewed hours of CCTV from buildings surrounding the area he was last seen.

Two dog walkers in The Chase on the evening of Martyn’s disappearance have not been identified.

Inspector Phil Jackson said: "Small details may be incredibly important for our investigation, so contact us if you think you know something you’ve not shared before.

"As we continue our search, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all our partners for their devoted work in the search for Martyn over the past month.”

Each poster has a QR code to the 'Find Martyn' Facebook group, which has more than 2,000 members, where people can post anonymously with ideas.

Lee will continue to monitor the Facebook group, which can be found here.