The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
‘Sheer hell’: Three years on, Allan Bryant’s family issue appeal.
Three years since his disappearance, the family of Glenrothes man Allan Bryant Jr just want closure
The father of missing Fife man Allan Bryant Jr still believes that his son has been murdered.
Ahead of tomorrow’s three-year anniversary of his disappearance, his father, Allan Sr, has told The Courier that he is sure his son was killed hours after leaving a Glenrothes nightclub, and that his death has subsequently been covered up.
Appealing for anybody with information to come forward and end his family’s suffering, Mr Bryant described what he believes happened .
“Shortly after Allan left Styx nightclub, he’s met up with some friends, went to someone’s house, and I reckon that something quite quickly has happened to my son, or otherwise he would have text or phoned me like he normally does.
“I think it’s happened that night, in the early hours of November 3 2013.
“Someone is covering it all up for some reason that I don’t understand.
“I just wish they could feel our pain for one day.
“If they felt it for one day then they would understand and they would pick the phone up.”
It was just after 2am on November 3 2013 that Allan Bryant Jr, then 23, left Styx nightclub on Caskieberran Road.
CCTV footage shows him outside the venue, seemingly under the influence of alcohol. His movements afterwards are unknown and he has not been seen since.
An online campaign has more than 80,000 supporters, while numerous high-profile events have kept the search in the public eye.
Describing his heartache, Mr Bryant said: “We have to take each day as it comes. “It’s like living in a constant limbo. “Our young daughter only just turned 12 and we need to make sure she’s right because she’s not quite grasped the situation and we don’t know how that will affect her later on in life.
“The past few years have been sheer hell, not knowing what has happened.
“The thought that we’re never going to see Allan again – all we want is closure and to have him back.
“There’s not going to be much left of my son and we just pray that someone comes forward and contacts the police.”
The past few years have been sheer hell, not knowing what has happened. ALLAN BRYANT SR
For most of us, it is impossible to imagine the kind of nightmare being suffered by the family of young Allan Bryant. Three years after the 23-year-old went missing following a night out in Glenrothes loved ones are apparently no closer to having any kind of closure.
Family and friends have been left in limbo and are pleading for anybody with information to come forward.
It is a plea we gladly echo.