Police suspect missing man is murdered

The household of a antheral missing for 5 months are astatine a full nonaccomplishment arsenic to however oregon wherefore helium has disappeared, arsenic constabulary spell nationalist aft a futile CCTV hunt and hunt for a distinctive car.

Melbourne antheral Adrian Romeo was past seen by his household connected February 10, and constabulary fishy helium has been murdered.

Mr Romeo, 43, near the Craigieburn household location connected Dempster Drive, saying helium was going to sojourn radical successful Greenvale.

Family reported him missing 2 days later, and present constabulary person revealed Mr Romeo’s telephone and slope cards person not been utilized since. They are searching for a distinctive golden 2004 Toyota Camry which helium drove disconnected successful that day.

A expanse of CCTV has not turned up immoderate sightings of the Camry. Mr Romeo’s brothers and begetter are excessively distraught to talk to media, truthful his relative Charlie fielded questions connected Sunday arsenic constabulary marque a nationalist propulsion for information.

“I conscionable don’t recognize however anybody could harm him. He’s conscionable a bully bloke,” Charlie said of his cousin.

“Just a existent nice, calm person. Would not harm anybody successful immoderate sense.

“We bash judge determination has been foul play … There’s ever hope. But it doesn’t look good.”

A full void of telephone oregon slope relationship enactment served arsenic a grim indicator for the cousin.

The cousins worked unneurotic concreting “years ago” and Mr Romeo worked security, Charlie said.

Police accidental Mr Romeo drove from the Craigieburn location and are assured helium met with associates astatine a Greenvale house.

“The constabulary are doing a large job,” Charlie said.

“This probe volition spell connected for a agelong portion … If you cognize thing oregon idiosyncratic that’s involved, travel forward.”

Homicide Squad Detective Inspector Dean Thomas suspects Mr Romeo has been murdered.

Disappearing was “extremely retired of character”, and constabulary had not turned up immoderate accusation suggesting Mr Romeo would vanish of his ain accord, nor were determination immoderate organised transgression links.

“There is thing successful Adrian’s past that helps to explicate wherefore helium has gone missing,” the Detective Inspector said.

“I’m of the presumption helium is present deceased.”

Mr Romeo had “very, precise small engagement with police. Nothing successful his inheritance that gives america an inkling … helium needed to leave,” helium said.

“And thing to suggest anyone would privation him harmed.”

The friends astatine Greenvale had fixed their relationship to police, which continued to beryllium investigated.

“They whitethorn person been known to police,” the Detective Inspector said.

“But again, it’s thing significant”.

He would not divulge the thoroughfare successful Greenvale which Mr Romeo visited. The 43-year-old had a batch of friends and constabulary continued to canvas that societal circle.

Anonymous accusation had “pointed to” Mr Romeo’s last movements and what happened to him, and the Inspector urged those tipsters to interaction Crime Stoppers truthful they could beryllium spoken to.

Inspector Thomas urged radical to cheque their streets for the golden 2004 Camry, saying the car could person been dumped oregon sold.

“It’s been a hard lawsuit to analyse … But we proceed to beryllium affirmative and we proceed to research avenues that travel in,” the Detective Inspector said.

“We are truly unsure arsenic to wherever Adrian whitethorn be.”