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Police reinvestigate disappearance of teenager 26 years ago

Police Scotland Side by side images of Kenneth Jones - on the left hand side is a head shot of him smiling and laughing as a teenager, on the right hand side is an artist's rendition of how he might look now Police Scotland
Kenneth vanished in 1998, left, and an artist's impression of what he might look like now has been produced

Police have launched a reinvestigation into the disappearance of a Fife teenager who vanished in 1998.

Kenneth Jones was last seen on the evening of 2 November that year in the Ancrum Court area of Glenrothes.

Despite an extensive police investigation there have been no further sightings of Mr Jones - who was 18 at the time and would now be 44.

Police said his family had "never given up hope" and discovering what happened to him would bring his relatives "much needed closure".

Appeal for information

Det Insp Chris Mill said there had always been "unanswered questions" around the disappearance.

He said: “His family have never given up hope of finding him and have worked closely with the charity Missing People.org to try and keep his disappearance in the public eye.

“They produced an image of him a few years ago which gives an artist’s impression of what he may have aged to look like. If anyone recognises Kenneth from this picture, or has any information that can help our inquiries, please contact us.

“I would appeal particularly to anyone who knew him and his social circle well, or any of his friends and relatives that we have not already spoken to, to please get in touch.

“It’s essential we find out what happened to Kenneth so we can bring his family some much-needed closure after all this time.”

Mr Jones is described as white, 6ft 2in tall, with short, dark-brown hair. When last seen around 22:30, he was wearing a black leather zip-up jacket, black jeans, and yellow and green trainers.

Anyone with any information should contact police or the charity Crimestoppers with details.