Allan Bryant: Family plea to end 'hell' of son's 10-year disappearance

The family of a man who disappeared after a night out in 2013 have issued an emotional plea for information.

Allan Bryant, who was 23 at the time, has not been seen since going to a nightclub with friends in his hometown of Glenrothes in Fife.

Police Scotland revealed detectives have previously pursued significant lines of inquiry but Allan is still classed as a missing person.

Allan's mum Marie Degan said the past 10 years have been "a living hell".

The 23-year-old was pictured on CCTV leaving Styx Nightclub shortly after 02:00 on 3 November 2013.

On the night he was last seen he had attended a friend's engagement party before travelling to the nightclub - which was less than a mile from his house - at midnight.

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Allan's family believe him to be dead but continue to speak out to keep him in the public eye.

They spoke at a press conference on Friday alongside police, who are urging anyone with information to come forward.

His mother Marie Degan said the family will "never give up" until he is found.

She said: "We know in our hearts that Allan is no longer with us and that is so hard to deal with. What is worse is that we do not know what happened to him.

"All we want is to know the truth and get Allan home and I know this probably means laying him to rest. If you know anything please call the police."

Allan with his father, Allan Bryant Snr

Allan's father, Allan Bryant Snr, recalled phoning the police on Monday 5 November 2013 - he said even then the family knew "something was very wrong".

"Never did we think we would still be searching for our son 10 years on," he said. "My family have been through so much the last 10 years, watching the police divers search ponds, rivers, wells, quarries and woodland and so many other places.

"Praying each time they will find Allan and the disappointment and heartache when they don't.

"All we need is closure. We need the truth. We need Allan back."

Allan from his childhood

The Bryant family at their home in Glenrothes, Fife: Marie Degan (far left), Amy Bryant, Sophie Bryant, Allan Bryant Snr

Det Insp Scott Roxburgh said officers have reviewed all evidence from the last decade and there is nothing to suggest criminality in the case but urged people with any new information to come forward.

He said: "Information received from the public has covered a wide range of scenarios, including that Allan has been harmed in some way.

"All information has been investigated thoroughly, recorded, assessed and actioned accordingly. Allan's disappearance remains a missing person inquiry.

"We want to find closure for Allan's family. We are determined to do everything we can to find out what happened to Allan after he left Styx."