CCTV footage has been issued as officers renew an appeal to find a woman who has now been missing from Maidstone for more than two weeks. Helen Eade is 59 and was reported missing after leaving Maidstone Hospital in Hermitage Lane, on Tuesday 16 September.
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She doesn’t drive and enquiries have established she made a return bus journey from the hospital to Pembury, but on the way back got off the bus in Wateringbury.
Detective Sergeant Angela Holder said:
‘We are growing increasingly concerned for Helen’s welfare and are particularly keen for any information which will help track her movements in Wateringbury, between 4pm and 6pm on Tuesday 16 September. We are urging drivers and residents to check dashcams, doorbell cameras and CCTV for any sightings and are particularly interested in routes that Helen may have taken in and around Bow Road and near to the train station. We are also asking people who may have been in Teston Country Park to see if they recognise Helen from these images.’
Following ongoing CCTV enquiries, officers have confirmed a later sighting of the 59 year old. Recently obtained CCTV footage shows that Helen was last seen in a coffee shop inside Maidstone East train station at 9.22am on Sunday 28 September 2025.
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Helen is white, around 5ft 9in, of slim build and has blue eyes and short brown hair. She was wearing pink jogging bottoms, a grey hooded top and a black Parka style jacket with a fur hood. People who may have critical information regarding Helen’s whereabouts are being urged to call 999 quoting 16-0917.
Any other information can be reported via 101 or you can use the Live Chat function on the Kent Police website (which can be accessed by clicking the blue icon in the bottom right-hand corner).