Police are continuing appeals for information regarding the whereabouts of a missing senior nurse assistant from Camberwell, after arresting a man in connection with her disappearance.

Petra Srncova, 32, from Camberwell, was reported missing on Friday, December 3 by a concerned colleague.

She works at Evelina London Children’s Hospital, next to St Thomas’s Hospital.

A man (no further details given by police) has been arrested in connection with her disappearance and taken into custody.

She is believed to have left Evelina London Children’s Hospital at 7.45pm on Sunday, November, 28.

She is thought to have been wearing a green coat and carrying a red backpack at the time.

Met police say she withdrew money from a cashpoint, before getting on to a bus towards Elephant and Castle.

Officers say she changed to a new bus travelling towards her home address in Camberwell, where she was last sighted at 8.22pm.

Police have contacted her family in her native Czech Republic and they have not heard from her.

Detective Superintendent Clair Kelland, from the Central South Command Unit which covers the area that Petra lives in, said: “We continue to grow increasingly worried about Petra and we are doing everything we can to try and find her.

“Her disappearance is out of character and, of course, her loved ones are extremely concerned and want to know where she is.

“Please think about if you’ve seen her, or maybe come into contact with her.

"If you have any information whatsoever, please get in touch and help us with our enquiries."

Anyone with information is asked to call 101 or tweet @MetCC referencing 21MIS037753.

A Met Police spokesperson said: “ Petra Srncova, 32, who lives in the Camberwell area and works at Evelina London Children’s Hospital, which is next to St Thomas’s Hospital in SE1, was reported missing on Friday, December 3 by a concerned colleague.

"Petra is believed to have left the hospital at 7.45pm on Sunday November 28, and she is thought to have been wearing a green coat and carrying a red backpack at the time.

"It is believed that she withdrew money from a cashpoint, before getting on to a bus towards Elephant and Castle.

"She is then thought then to have changed to a new bus travelling towards her home address in Camberwell, where she was last sighted at 8.22pm.

"Police have contacted her family in her native Czech Republic and they have not heard from her.

"Officers are growing increasingly concerned for Petra’s welfare and are asking anyone who has seen her, or has information as to her whereabouts, to make contact immediately."

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