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Missing Jayne Howley: Police search for mum not seen since dropping off son at nursery

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Fears are mounting tonight for a devoted mum who mysteriously vanished after dropping her four-year-old son at his nursery.

Mum-of-four Jayne Howley was last seen with son Dougie at the Darland pre-school in Gillingham, Kent, at 12.45pm on Monday.

The alarm was raised nearly five hours later at 5.20pm when the part-time barmaid, 44, failed to collect him.

Miss Howley’s partner Adam Donovan, who contacted police to tell them she was missing, found her silver Renault car parked outside her home two miles from the nursery.

Her car keys, house keys and purse were all found inside her home but her mobile phone was missing and there was no sign of her.

Friends said her mobile was switched off when they tried to call her.

Mr Donovan spent Monday evening and the early hours of Tuesday morning searching Gillingham’s streets and parkland, including the huge Great Lines park on the outskirts of the town.

Tonight teams of officers from Kent Police have been searching the town and surrounding areas for signs of the missing mum.

Friends of the missing woman, who also has sons Robbie, 21, Jamie, 19, and daughter Ellie, 16, said her disappearance was

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Missing Jayne Howley: Mum has not been seen since dropping off son at nursery

Missing: Jayne HowleySWNS

Police are searching for a missing mum who has not been seen since dropping off her young son at nursery yesterday.

Jayne Howley, from Gillingham in Kent, did not return to collect him later and friends say her phone has been switched off since.

Pals have launched an online appeal to trace her and say she left her purse, house and car keys at home along with her car.

Jayne, who is believed to also work as a barmaid, took her son to nursery at about 1pm and was reported missing around four hours later.

A Medway Police spokesman said: "I can confirm a woman was reported missing yesterday at about 5.20pm and enquiries are ongoing to locate her."

If you have seen Jayne, call police on 101.

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