Missing mother appeal included in train campaign

Georgina Gharsallah has been missing since 7 March 2018

For the next three months, passengers travelling on Southern, Thameslink, Gatwick Express and Great Northern services will see an appeal to help find a missing person when they log onto train wi-fi.

One of the missing people featured in the appeal is Georgina Gharsallah, a mother-of-two who was last seen in her home town of Worthing, West Sussex, on 7 March 2018.

Her mother Andrea Gharsallah told BBC Radio Sussex: “Somebody must have seen her that day.

"Somebody might know something, and that’s all we hope.”

Laura Campbell, safeguarding and wellbeing manager for Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), said: “Over the past year, we’ve seen a concerning increase in reports about vulnerable people on our network.

"We know that winter can be a tough time for many, so it’s really important we’re looking out for those most at risk."

The last confirmed sighting of Georgina Gharsallah on the day she vanished was at a shop in Clifton Road

Paul Joseph, head of the helpline for Missing People, said members of the public "are really vital” in solving long-term cases like Ms Gharsallah's.

“You never know what might trigger a memory or a little bit of information from five years ago,” he added.

Andrea Gharsallah said: "“Over the years we’ve always lived with hope, especially as the police have got no evidence at all as to what happened to Georgina.

"Anything is a possibility.”

Passengers are being shown images of people reported missing from the area they are travelling in

Mr Joseph said: "As the clocks go back and the days become darker, there’s even more concern for people who are missing or at risk of going missing."

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