Mateusz Lugowski: Police continuing to support family of Wakefield teenager on anniversary of disappearance

Mateusz Lugowski was last seen in Wakefield city centre on Sunday, January 19, 2020.

CCTV footage shared by police showed Mateusz, who was 16 at the time of his disappearance, travelling by bus into Wakefield, before passing by Domino's on Chantry Bridge at 3.20pm.

But despite extensive police searches of the area, including specialist searches of the River Calder, he has not been seen since.

More than 5,000 people have joined a group dedicated to finding the missing teenager, but no evidence linked to his disappearance has ever been found.

And police have now confirmed that all active lines of enquiry into Mateusz's disappearance have been explored.

The force stressed that they were not seeking anyone else in connection with the missing teenager, and said they would continue to support his family.

Detective Chief Inspector Benn Kemp of West Yorkshire Police said: "Over the past year we have carried out a significant policing operation to find Mateusz, sadly none of these searches have found him.

"We have followed all the information given to us from members of the public during the investigation, again unfortunately this hasn’t led to anything.

"I would like to thank the community for their help and support in this case to date and wish to stress that we are not looking for anyone else in connection with Mateusz’s disappearance.

"All active lines of enquiries have now been explored and we continue to support Mateusz’s family at this challenging and difficult time."