Police have issued an appeal to help locate a “vulnerable” missing person who was last seen in Belfast city centre on Sunday afternoon.

Brendan Taggart was last sighted in Castle Court shopping centre at around 3.20pm.

A PSNI spokesperson said the man “who is vulnerable” is not believed to have travelled far.

“He is described as slim, 5ft 2in, short grey hair, and has a small brown mark on the side of his face,” they added.

“Wearing a navy jacket and navy bottoms, with a black bag.

“Brendan is believed to be in the Belfast area but also has links to Newry.

“If you have any information in relation to this person, please contact police on 101 and quote serial 1051 of 11/08/24.”