Last known sighting of missing Essex woman in new CCTV appeal | The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentIndependentSwipe for next articleIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload our appAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleHolly PatrickWednesday 01 April 2026 22:31 BSTLast sighting of missing Essex woman seen in new videoPolice have released CCTV footage detailing the last known movements of Vitoria Barreto, a 30-year-old Brazilian academic who has been missing in Essex for four weeks.Ms Barreto was last in contact with loved ones on March 3 after meeting a friend at Essex University in Colchester.CCTV shows her boarding a bus from Wivenhoe to Brightlingsea on March 3, disembarking in Bellfield Avenue at 1:30 pm.Further footage places her in Hurst Green at 2:30 pm, and police believe she was seen walking across a field south of Hurst Green at 3:33 pm.The latest sighting shows Ms Barreto at an industrial site on Copperas Road, near Brightlingsea Creek and the marina, at 12:22 am on March 4, with Essex Police appealing for public assistance.In fullMissing academic Vitoria Barreto seen on industrial site in last known movementsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in