Council destroys missing tenant’s belongings after banning his family from flat

East Riding council promised to store Robert Bracewell's possessions after his disappearance, but disposed of them

A council destroyed the belongings of a tenant who went missing, after banning his family from entering his flat.

Robert Bracegirdle, 75, disappeared from his home in Goole in 2020 after struggling with mental health issues. A police search failed to find him and a coroner later ruled that he had died by drowning in the nearby River Ouse.