Family tell of ‘living hell’ in Crimewatch appeal for Fife man

Police: Feature on Allan Bryant, 27, who disappeared outside club in 2013

The parents of missing Fife man Allan Bryant have told of their “living hell” during an appearance on Crimewatch.

The new appeal for information was aired yesterday and featured CCTV footage from the night he went missing.

Police are asking anyone who may have seen the 27-year-old wearing his distinctive striped T-shirt on the night of November 2 2013 to come forward.

Dad Allan, 52, and mum Marie Degan told of their heartbreak following their son’s disappearance from outside Styx nightclub in Glenrothes almost five years ago.

Mr Bryant said: “It’s a living hell because you’re trying to move on but you can’t because you’re stuck in limbo.

“How can you move on with your life when you don’t know what’s happened to your first-born child?

Allan’s mum added: “I’m hoping for somebody to come forward with information and put an end to this for us.

“This is a living nightmare for our whole family and we can’t move on, we never will move on. We need answers.”

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It’s a living hell because you’re trying to move on but you can’t because you’re stuck in limbo. ALLAN BRYANT SR, FATHER OF MISSING MAN ALLAN BRYANT JR, ABOVE

Police Scotland’s Detective Inspector Kevin Houliston appeared on the BBC One programme and showed CCTV of Allan’s last confirmed sighting.

The short clip, taken from cameras inside and outside the nightclub, show the missing man leaving the premises whilst unsteady on his feet.

He briefly spoke to a door steward before walking up a set of stairs and heading in the direction of his home.

But when he failed to arrive, his worried family reported him missing the following day.

DI Houliston added: “Allan was 23 years old and on Saturday November 2 2013, he left his home in Glenrothes in Fife to go to an engagement party at Leslie Golf Club, which is on the outskirts of the town.

“He stayed there until about midnight and then travelled with some friends back into Glenrothes to a nightclub called Styx, which is on Caskieberran Road in Glenrothes, and that’s roughly a mile from where Allan lived.

“We know that Allan stayed at the club until it closed at 2am.”

An internet troll who has previously targeted the Bryant family appeared at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court yesterday facing allegations that he breached his bail conditions.

The case was deserted by the procurator fiscal and Stewart Mcinroy, 27, was sent back to prison where he is currently serving an eight-month sentence for abusing the family online.