Jordan Ratcliffe disappeared from Manchester on 31 August 2008 when he was 16 years old.
Background
Ratcliffe grew up in
Moston, Manchester
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. He was described as being well-known and well-liked and supported
Manchester United
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F.C. He attended the North Manchester school for boys.
Ratcliffe was white, medium build, 5ft 7ins tall with brown eyes and short ginger hair.
Disappearance
On 31 August 2008, at 4.45pm Ratcliffe was dropped off by his aunt, Kimberley Pierce, outside a hostel on Tib Street in the
Northern Quarter,
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...
city centre.
Pierce instructed Ratcliffe to call her once he was settled, though he never did. This is the last confirmed sighting of Ratcliffe. Ratcliffe was due to visit the Men’s Direct
Hostel
A hostel is a form of low-cost, short-term shared sociable lodging where guests can rent a bed, usually a bunk bed in a dormitory, with shared use of a lounge and sometimes a kitchen. Rooms can be mixed or single-sex and have private or shared b ...
in
Longsight
Longsight is an inner city suburb of Manchester, England, located south of the city centre. It is bounded by Ardwick and West Gorton to the north; Levenshulme to the south; and Chorlton-on-Medlock, Victoria Park and Fallowfield to the west. ...
, a homeless shelter, but he never arrived.
Ratcliffe was believed to be carrying a backpack containing a packet of crisps and five pounds cash. At the time of his disappearance Ratcliffe was wearing black trainers, black Nike tracksuit bottoms and a grey and black jacket.
Subsequent events
As Ratcliffe’s family had not immediately expected to hear from Jordan they did not report him missing until 8 September 2008.
In 2010 a
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PCSO stopped a young man matching Ratcliffe’s appearance on Waterloo who told the officer that he was from Manchester.
In 2014 police visited Portsmouth following a reported sighting, however no information was found relating to Ratcliffe.
In 2015, computer generated imagery of what Ratcliffe would look like was released to the public.
In April 2017, Ashton Canal was drained as part of the search for Ratcliffe, though no body was discovered.
See also
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List of people who disappeared
Lists of people who disappeared include those whose current whereabouts are unknown, or whose deaths are unsubstantiated. Many people who disappear are eventually declared dead ''in absentia''. Some of these people were possibly subjected to enfo ...
References
External links
Missing People listing for Jordan Ratcliffe
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2000s missing person cases
2000s in Manchester
Incidents of violence against boys
Missing English children
Missing person cases in England
September 2007 events in the United Kingdom