Police have renewed an appeal for help to find a missing man who has not been seen for over six months.

Augustin Anthony St Helen, 81, arrived in the UK from St Lucia via Gatwick Airport on September 5 he asked the friends he was travelling with to drop him near Lea Bridge Road, Leyton.

He told friends he had made plans to be picked up near to the Hackney border and has never been seen since.

Augustin has previously lived in the UK, but emigrated to St Lucia 15 years ago.

His family are concerned that they have not heard from him other than a call to say he had arrived safely in the UK.

Enquiries already made by officers indicate that Augustin has not travelled on beyond the UK.

He is known as Sidney in the local St Lucian community but may also give his name as Anthony Augustin Moriella St Roman.

Detective Sergeant Jim Cross of Hackney Missing Persons Unit said: "Mr St Helen's disappearance is completely out of character and has come as a huge shock to his family.

“There have been no sightings of him since his disappearance."

Anyone who has seen Augustin St Helen or has information concerning his whereabouts should contact Hackney Police Missing Persons Unit by dialing 101and quoting reference number 15MIS002627.