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Gwent Police renewed its appeal for information on the disappearance of a missing Newbridge man on Sunday August 3 – on what would have been his 37th birthday.

Kyle Vaughan, who was 24-years-old when he went missing, has not been seen since December 30, 2012 when he was spotted driving on the A467. His damaged silver Peugeot 306 was later found on the same road at around 11.45pm between Risca and Crosskeys.

Police believe Kyle’s car was in a crash and that he had managed to walk away from it. Despite no body ever being found, police believe Kyle was murdered.

At the time Kyle went missing, it is believed he was wearing a dark-coloured beanie hat, a dark coloured T-shirt, three-quarter length denim shorts, white trainers and a gold chain.

A missing person enquiry was initially launched by police – but later became a murder investigation.

Eight arrests were made in connection with his disappearance. but all were later released without charge.

In October 2016, Kyle, who attended Cwmcarn High School, was officially presumed dead by the High Court.

In 2018, Kyle’s mother, Mary, passed away after a terminal illness, not knowing what happened to her son.

Gwent Police detective chief superintendent Andrew Tuck, the senior investigating officer, described the case as “one of our most extensive investigations to date”.

He said: “Detectives working in our major incident team continue to investigate any information that the public passes onto us in relation to Kyle, both before and after his last known sighting.

“We remain in regular contact with Kyle’s family; they have never given up hope of finding out what happened to him and we will follow up any lines of enquiry that emerge to answer those questions that his family still has.

“I’m urging members of the public to contact us with any details they have, no matter how minor it may seem to assist our investigation; please come forward.”

Anyone with information can contact Gwent Police on 101, or through direct message on social media.

Gwent Police can also be contacted online or by emailing contact@gwent.police.gov.uk, quoting log reference 397 30/12/12.

There is also a section of the major incident police portal (MIPP) where the public can submit information relating to the investigation into Kyle’s disappearance.

Alternatively, Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111.