Wedding on hold until missing brother is found

THE brother of a Scottish man who has gone missing in Germany has said his planned wedding will not go ahead until his sibling has been found.

Liam Colgan, from Inverness, vanished in Hamburg in the early hours of Saturday.

The stag group arrived in the city on February 9. They had visited a few bars and had splintered, and the last place they were in was the Hamborger Viermaster.

Police in the country have been desperately searching for Liam ever since as his anxious family waits for news.

His policeman brother Eamonn, 33, was supposed to be getting married in two weeks’ time and Liam had organised the trip and was in charge of the arrangements.

However, in a heartrending plea to BBC Radio 1’s Newsbeat programme, Eamonn described how, until his family finds out what happened, the wedding will not be a priority.

He said: “The wedding is not even a thought to me or my fi- ancée. It won’t be going ahead without Liam.”

Eamonn, from Broughty Ferry i n Dundee, revealed on Thursday how there have been potential sightings of his Royal Mail worker brother walking alone on CCTV.

Speaking to reporters in Germany, he said: “There have been a couple more potential sightings that the police are currently working on and reviewing CCTV on those areas. There is a recording of Liam in the Reeperbahn area.

“It isn’t actually outside the pub. It’s further along the Reeperbahn towards the train and subway stations.

“After that, there is no other image of Liam. I don’t know the exact location. It’s some sort of gaming area, I think he was outside there.

“He is seen walking alone, as we thought he would have been. We don’t know much more at this time.”

In his plea on Newsbeat, Eamonn said: “Please, please come home. Everyone misses you. You’re very much loved. I don’t know what happened to you, just please get in touch, find a way.”