Missing woman found 'safe and well' three months after she disappeared
A woman from north London has been found 'safe and well' after last being seen almost three months ago in a pub.
Portia Vincent-Kirby from Finchley, vanished en route to Victoria Station after an evening with friends in Hyde Park on February 21.
The 33 year-old was was then spotted out-of-the blue in the Blind Beggar pub in Whitechapel on March 14, but had not been seen since.
Last week, the Met released CCTV images from the pub which left her mum Janina Vincent worried for her safety.
She said her flat had been left abandoned with no clues to where she could be.
Her bank card had not been used since March 3, her brother previously told Metro. Her passport was also unused leading detectives to conclude age was still in the country.
Her mum, Janina Vincent, previously said Portia had bumped into an old friend of the family on the pub.
She told Metro: 'He didn't know she was missing at the time, and he hasn't seen her for around 10 years. But he said she was sat there on her own, with no drinks or anything.
'He bought her two and they chatted for at least an hour, and then they parted ways. After that, the trail goes cold as CCTV cameras outside were either broken or the footage had been wiped.' More Trending
She added: 'I was thinking 'How can this all be? How can my child just vanish?'
Police had been working on a theory that Portia may have been in Kent where she was brought up.
PC Harjinder Kang, from the Met's northwest missing persons unit, said during the appeal: 'We are growing increasingly concerned for Portia's safety, as this behaviour is out of character for her. We urge anyone who may have seen her to contact police.'
Portia, who lines in North Finchley, ran as the Green Party candidate for Hendon on 2019. She is also a published author.
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