Mum's last conversation with son before he disappeared almost three years ago

The family of a man who went missing from home in Warrington almost three years ago has revealed the last conversation he had with his mum.

James Miller disappeared on December 22, 2020. He was last seen on Slater Street before he vanished.

James, who was 37-years-old when he went missing, left him phone at home and took only his wallet. Police said there has been no activity on his bank since.

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After being missing for nearly three years, his sister Emma Miller appeared on Channel 5's programme Vanished to appeal for information of her brother's whereabouts, the Liverpool Echo reports. On the show, which aired on Wednesday, November 1, Emma revealed the last conversation James, a talented mechanic, had with his mum.

She said: "When James went missing, we were in lockdown and unfortunately it was a really hard time for James. He was a key worker so he literally went to work, came home and went to work.

"I think without that socialising it really didn't help with his mental health. He was living with my mum and it was 10.30pm and mum just went into him and said 'come on James, turn your music off you've got work in the morning, I have work in the morning. Time for bed'.

"She left the room and heard the music go off and thought 'oh he's gone to bed' but then heard the front door go. Mum looked out her bedroom window which is on the street and saw James walking off to the right down Slater Street.

"He hadn't been in touch with anyone, he hadn't taken his phone and then didn't turn up for work. That's when the alarm