The brother of a Forfar man who has gone missing in Germany has made an emotional appeal for him to come home.
Stuart Hicks, 37, from Lincoln, urged 32-year-old Gareth to send a sign to let them know he is okay and stressed that the family would protect him.
Gareth is understood to have been with friends at Blitz Nightclub in Munich on February 22 before he left alone unexpectedly.
Gareth has not been seen or heard from since posting a picture on Facebook captioned “modern slave” in the early hours of the following morning.
He then commented on the post saying: “Get out of jail free”.
The family think the picture might have been taken in a bus station.
Stuart described his brother as a very kind, caring and gentle soul who is extremely intelligence.
He broke down as he told how Gareth “would give you the shirt off his back, even in a blizzard”.
The Lucie Blackman Trust’s chief executive, Matthew Searle MBE, said: “Munich is a busy, popular city and a huge amount of people would have been out on that Saturday night.
“Were you? Did you go to Blitz that night? Have you seen Gareth since that night?
“Please come forward with any information, no matter how small it seems. It could be the vital intelligence we need to bring Gareth safely home to his family.”
Anyone with information on Gareth’s whereabouts is being asked to contact the Lucie Blackman Trust via: telephone +44 (0) 1983 718802, WhatsApp at: +44 (0) 7545 826407 or e-mail at ops@lbtrust.org
