Family’s fears for Scottish mother missing in Spain
SPANISH police are hunting for a Scottish mother who disappeared from her home in the south of the country two weeks ago.
Lisa Brown, 32, was last seen on November 4 near her home in Guadiaro – near the resort of Sotogrande – but has made no contact with family or friends since then.
Police are saying little about the progress of their investigation into Miss Brown’s whereabouts, but confirmed no arrests had been made as of yesterday afternoon.
Her family described the disappearance as ‘completely out of character’, and Miss Brown’s mother and brother have flown out to Spain to help with the search.
The devoted mother of an eight-year-old son, Miss Brown had been due to start a new job in Gibraltar, 15 miles from her home, the day after her disappearance.
She had spoken to her Scotland-based sister, Helen Jordan, on November 3 and appeared happy and healthy.
But five days later she failed to collect her son, Marco, from the home of her former partner, which sparked concern.
Her ex, Tony Tomillero, a Spanish national, immediately reported Miss Brown as missing to the police. However, Mrs Jordan, 49, said it seems her sister disappeared shortly after their phone call and there are still no clues as to why she would have gone.
She said: ‘I don’t know a great deal, but she is a totally devoted mum. Marco is everything to her, and she always checks up on him.
‘She was fine when I spoke to her, just her normal self. I don’t know where she was, we just spoke about various things, about my girls and her wee boy.
‘She’s not good with her phone and making contact, but the lack of contact with Marco is the unusual part. We’re obviously very worried as it’s completely out of character for her to go missing like this.’
Miss Brown was born in Dumbarton but moved to southern Spain when she was 18.
According to her Facebook page, she studied at Glasgow Caledonian University after attending Our Lady and St Patrick’s High School in Dumbarton.
It is understood she brought Marco to Scotland when he was a baby, and lived in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, for a few years, but returned to Spain because she missed the weather there. It is not clear whether Miss Brown was single at the time of her disappearance.
She has no known history of mental health problems.
A spokesman for the Spanish Police said: ‘All avenues are being explored. No theory has been ruled out.’
Guardia Civil are appealing for any information, but declined to give details on where exactly Miss Brown was last seen.
A spokesman said: ‘The investigation is ongoing and we are not in a position to go into detail at this stage.’
Royal Gibraltar Police (RGP) are also involved in the search and confirmed: ‘Lisa Brown, a 32-year-old British citizen resident in [the municipality of] nearby San Roque, has been reported as missing to the Spanish authorities.
‘The RGP is currently assisting the Spanish authorities in their inquiries into the reported disappearance of Miss Brown.’
Inspector William Gomez, of RGP, said: ‘Miss Brown worked at Ladbrokes until August and was due to start a new job in Gibraltar the day after her disappearance.
‘We were asked for assistance by the Guardia Civil on Monday and are in the process of making inquiries which include contacting ex-work colleagues and friends she has here to see if they can shed any light on her disappearance.’
A tearful Mrs Jordan, who has two daughters and lives in Dumbarton with her husband, Duncan, added: ‘The police are being really helpful, they are doing all they can.
‘I am as much in the dark as anyone with how they are getting on, it’s driving me mad. I don’t know anything – which is very hard.
‘Just one word is all we want, just to know she’s alright. She has a got a loving family here, and we are all very concerned about where she is.’
More than 1,000 people have shared her plea for information on Facebook, and the Spanish missing person site Sosdesaparecidos has shared a poster of Miss Brown on Twitter.
Mrs Jordan plans to fly out to Spain on Sunday.
‘Just one word is all we want’