Olly Sheridan: High Court judge issues urgent appeal to find boy, 3, missing with his mother

Three-year-old Olly, who has gone missing with his mother
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Ella Wills19 December 2018

A High Court judge has waived an anonymity ruling to help find a three-year-old boy who has gone missing with his mother.

Mr Justice Williams said he had "grave concerns" for Olly Sheridan, who has been missing from Basildon, Essex, with his mother since July.

He said he wants people to raise the alarm immediately if they had any information about the whereabouts of 26-year-old Ellie Yarrow-Sanders and her son.

Ms Yarrow-Sanders has been embroiled in private family court litigation with her ex-partner, Olly's father, Patrick Sheridan.

Police are appealing for information relating to the whereabouts of Ellie Yarrow-Sanders
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The judge made an appeal for help at a hearing in the Family Division of the High Court in London on Wednesday.

Hearings have been staged in private and journalists have been barred from identifying family members, who come from the Basildon area or Essex, involved.

Patrick Sheridan with his son Olly
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But Mr Justice Williams said he was lifting an identity bar in the hope that publicity would help find Olly and Miss Yarrow-Sanders.

"I'm so desperately worried about my son and just want him home," said Mr Sheridan, a civil engineer in his 40s, after the hearing.

"My message to Ellie is simple: 'Please come back so that we can see Olly's all right'.

"That's all I want."

Lawyers said anyone with information could call the Essex Police non-emergency number, 101.

Additional reporting by Press Association.

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