Case still open

Appeal 13 years after Wrexham's David Clwyd Davies vanished

David Clwyd Davies <i>(Image: North Wales Police)</i>
David Clwyd Davies (Image: North Wales Police)
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THIS month marks 13 years since the disappearance of a one-time award winning north Wales horse breeder.

David Clwyd Davies, from Wrexham, was last seen on April 3, 2013.

Over the years, numerous appeals for information about him have been carried out.

And as of April 2026, the Missing People charity's appeal remains open.

Mr Davies, who was 69 when he disappeared, lived in the Trefynant Park area of Acrefair.

He had been due to meet a neighbour on the day he disappeared, but he did not turn up.

His non-attendance was described as "out of character" and prompted police to begin house-to-house enquiries.

David Clwyd Davies (Image: North Wales Police)

Police confirmed in a renewed 2018 appeal that while the force occasionally had reports of sightings around the country, none of them came to anything.

When he went missing, Mr Davies was approximately 5ft 11in tall, with a heavy build and a thick beard.

It was said that he wore jeans, a fleece top an a woolley hat.

His disappearance came just days after he'd been the subject of court proceedings - in that he had pleaded guilty to six charges of causing unnecessary suffering under the Animal Welfare Act.

Police said that on the day before he went missing, Mr Davies was seen by two people in Cefn Mawr.

It wasn't known where he was going, but he did not go to the bank, or to Tesco.

Officers said he "would have been very distinctive on his blue Ford tractor."

Chief Inspector Caroline Mull-Hurst said: “We continue to appeal for information to trace David Clwyd Davies, who went missing from his home near Wrexham in April 2013.

“No unsolved case is ever closed, and I would ask anyone with any new and substantial evidence that would assist in tracing David to contact North Wales Police via the website, or by calling 101, quoting reference 9438.

“Alternatively, you can also contact the independent charity, Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111, or the Missing People charity online.”

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