FIFE police making inquiries into the disappearance of 22-year-old
Paul West from St Andrews University, who vanished almost three weeks
ago, said yesterday that a second student had now been reported missing.
They say, however, that there is no connection between the
disappearance of Mr West and that of 19-year-old Afshin Shahriari, who
has been missing since May 15.
Officers have now interviewed almost 200 students during the
investigation into the disappearance of Mr West.
He vanished during the early hours of May 3 after leaving a charity
discotheque on the West Sands at St Andrews where he had been
celebrating his birthday with friends.
Fellow students and friends who attended the disco have been
questioned by police but no trace of the fourth-year student has been
found.
He lives in a flat in the centre of St Andrews during term, and his
home is in Edinburgh.
There have been no reported sightings of him after he was seen leaving
the disco and police are anxious to speak to anyone who may have seen
him afterwards.
He is clean-shaven, 6ft 10ins tall, has dark-brown hair with a side
parting, and is of medium build. He was wearing a blue-purple cotton
anorak, white T-shirt with the inscription California, and jeans and
trainers.
Mr Shahriari disappeared from his university residence at Hepburn Hall
several days ago. His family home is in Glasgow.
He is described as about 5ft 9ins tall, of medium build with short,
black curly hair. He usually has several days of facial growth. When
last seen he was wearing a khaki green hooded parka, green track suit
bottoms, and brown suede shoes.
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