Urgent hunt for mum-of-two whose children came home to find her gone

Rebecca Holdham has been missing since Sunday (Picture: Sussex Police)

Police are ‘increasingly concerned’ for the welfare of a mum who has been missing for four days.

Rebecca Holdham, also known as Becky, was last seen on Sunday morning at a home in the Ockley Park estate in Hassocks, West Sussex.

Friends say Becky’s children returned home on Sunday to find she wasn’t there.

Since then search parties have been organised as police sent out drones, dogs and a helicopter to search fields and woodland surrounding the village.

Becky’s best friend, Kerry Malby, said they had ‘no idea if she left of her own accord or if she’s been taken’, MailOnline reports.

She added: ‘She’s a devoted mum and this is completely out of character. She wouldn’t just leave her children. We can’t understand it.

Rebecca’s friends have launched their own search parties alongside police (Picture: Sussex Police)

‘In a very short space of time, she has just completely vanished. People can’t just vanish into thin air.

‘I can’t understand why she wouldn’t call me. The kids were not left on their own, they returned to find Becky not here.

‘We just want her home and safe, her girls need her. Every morning waking up and there’s no news, it’s awful.’

Becky, 38, is 5ft 4in and has shoulder-length brown hair and a tattoo on her ankle. It’s not known what she was wearing when she left the house on Sunday.

Sussex Police say she has links to the Burgess Hill, Horsham, Worthing, Devon and Dorset areas.

Detective Inspector Chris May said: ‘We are growing increasingly concerned for Rebecca’s welfare, and are urging anyone who has seen or heard from her since Sunday morning to get in touch.

‘Extensive enquiries are being completed including physical searches, house-to-house visits, and checks of CCTV and doorbell cameras in the area, and so residents will see an increased police presence in the area while this is ongoing.

‘We believe Rebecca to have left the address on foot.

‘We continue to ask the public to be vigilant and to report any possible sightings or pieces of information they believe may be relevant in helping us find Rebecca.’

Anyone who sees Becky is asked to call 999.

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