‘Please come home babe, our daughter needs you’ heartbroken fiancé of missing Victoria Taylor begs as cops scour river
MISSING Victoria Taylor's heartbroken fiancé has broken his silence - making an emotional plea for her to come home.
Mum-of-one Victoria, 34, was last seen leaving her home in Malton, North Yorkshire, at around 9am on Monday.
She is understood to have set off towards a community library in Commercial Street, but has not been seen since.
Police have launched a major search operation, with specialists scouring the River Derwent.
It comes as her sisters have released a statement today saying they feel "sick and lost".
Care home nurse Victoria is mum to a two-year-old girl and is engaged to partner Matthew Williams.
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Yesterday, North Yorkshire Police issued a CCTV photo of the mum at a BP garage, captured later the same morning she vanished.
Today Matthew has issued a plea for "dedicated" mum Victoria to come home.
Speaking to the Sun at his home while clutching the couple's daughter, the dad said: “Please come home, babe.
“Come home to Nancy and be the mum that you know you are and can still be.”
Victoria's belongings have been discovered discarded on the banks of the River Derwent amid a huge police and community search.
Matthew broke down in tears as he urged his partner to return home to Nancy.
Struggling to speak and visibly emotional, he said: “She loved this bairn so much and I cannot reiterate how grateful I am for the effort from the local community.
“She has done so much charity work for the local community. She dived out of a plane for Dementia UK and stuff.
“She is so amazing and it breaks my heart that she’s not here.
“All she wanted was to give this bairn the best.
“She didn’t have the best of upbringings and she just wanted to give this one a better one.
“I just hope she comes back.”
Matthew has also revealed he and Victoria are due to wed - but had not yet set a date.
He has updated his Facebook profile picture to a touching black and white snap of the pair.
The snap shows them taking a mirror selfie in a lift, as Matthew wraps his arms around the bride-to-be.
The couple had recently returned home after enjoying their first holiday together in Majorca.
In April, Lisa Welford, 49, was rescued from the same river in Malton but later died in hospital.
She was known to Victoria's family.
It comes after a local claimed Victoria's Instagram account had been active on Tuesday.
Posting on Facebook, they said the account could be showing as "active" because Victoria's family were using it.
Holding back tears, Emma added: "Vicky, just come home. We just want her home. She's got a little baby and her partner. We're just so worried."
Another member of Victoria's family added that everyone is "worried sick".
People had tried messaging her phone, but their attempts were not being delivered and her phone goes straight to voicemail.
MISSING MUM
Victoria is described as white and approximately 5ft 6 in height.
She was last seen wearing blue jeans, a black Adidas original puffa jacket with white stripes down the sleeves and a grey Jack Wills hooded jumper.
North Yorkshire Police previously said members of the public should expect to see an increased police presence in Malton.
"Today, searches of the riverbanks will take place by our specialist underwater search team," they added yesterday.
Inspector Leanne Anderson said: "There are a range of enquiries taking place to try and locate Victoria.
"This is still a missing person enquiry, and the focus of our activity is within the Malton and Norton area.
"Extensive searches will take place today and I would urge members of the public in the Malton and Norton areas to remain vigilant.
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"Report sightings or pass information to police immediately on 101 or 999."
The Sun has contacted North Yorkshire Police in relation to Heidi's comments.