Louise Tume

Status:

Open

Jurisdiction:

Metropolitan Police Service (LONDON)

Missing From:

Darlington, England

Summary:

Louise Tume was a young woman who disappeared from London in 2005. Louise Tume, who may also be known as "Anya Ford", was 18 when she disappeared from her sister's life, while in Islington on June 10, 2005. She has not been seen since June 2005, although her sister Rebecca reported that Louise phoned her in 2006 and told her she was safe.

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Circumstances of Disappearance:

Louise was last seen in Darlington - where she had moved into her own flat at the age of 18 after leaving the care system - on June 10, 2005. Louise Tume, 18 at the time of her disappearance from Darlington in June 2005, was last seen in Hurworth village, near Darlington, at about 12.40pm on Wednesday, June 9 2005. The last reported sighting of her came a week later in Islington, North London. Louise was last seen in Darlington on June 10, 2005, with the last reported sighting coming a week later in Islington, North London. Louise was described as a slim girl, around 5ft 6ins tall, with brown eyes and reddish/ brown shoulder-length hair. She wore her hair in a bob and was wearing blue embroidered jeans, a blue denim jacket and pink sandals.

Additional Details:

Louise was born in Leeds in 1987. She was the middle of three children born to a criminal father who was frequently in and out of prison. The father would beat the mother, so she walked out on the family. Louise frequently ran away from home to try and find her mother. Her frequent running away led to her being taken into foster care. A year afterwards, her brother and sister were also taken into foster care, but the siblings were separated. At 18, Louise left the foster care system and bought her flat in London. Louise Tume had not made contact with her family for more than a year when she called her sister out of the blue in 2006. "Becky - it's me - I'm okay," she said before the line went dead. After the line went dead, Rebecca's foster parents sat her down to explain that Louise had been reported missing a year earlier. Rebecca had not been told as she was sitting her GCSEs at the time. After speaking to the authorities, Rebecca was given a suitcase containing Louise's belongings after she disappeared. In it was a letter from a Lee James. The letter was addressed to Louise and had been sent from HMP Wormwood Scrubs in West London. "I hope you are doing well and that you are staying away from London... I do not want you having anything to do with your old way of life," the letter read.

Case Last Updated:

May 11, 2026