Romanian tourist, 63, missing for more than two days after closing Tube doors separate him from son

 
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David Churchill16 January 2014

A Romanian tourist has been missing for more than two days after being separated from his son by closing Tube doors.

Vasile Belea, 63, was on his way to central London with his son when the the doors shut before he could board the train at Stockwell at 10am on Tuesday.

Missing: Romanian Vasile Belea, 63

Police suspect he may have caught the following Victoria Line service or attempted to return to Hackbridge, Sutton, where he was spending Christmas at his son’s home.

PC Richard Owen, from Sutton’s Missing Persons Unit, said Vasile speaks limited English and is due to return to Romania at the end of January.

Missing: Romanian Vasile Belea, 63

He is 6ft tall with grey hair, was wearing blue jeans, a long dark black jacket and a black flat cap.

He has money and an Oyster card but was not carrying any medication for his arthritis. He has an iPhone but it has no SIM card.

Call police on 101 or the Missing People charity on 116 000.

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