Jack O’Sullivan’s parents file complaint about police operation

The family was also distraught to find out last week, that an administrative error within the police force, meant Jack had not been added to the national Missing People’s Register until he had been missing for more than two months.

“The errors that have cast so much doubt in our mind about what was done, when it was done and whether it continues to be done has caused us untold damage” says Catherine O’Sullivan.

“I wouldn’t want anyone on earth to be faced with what we’ve dealt with in the last 100 days, because it is horrific.

“We have to live with the fact that Jack’s not here, but to find that the people who could have been looking for him haven’t done it properly is just devastating”

An Avon and Somerset Police spokesperson said: “This investigation has included reviewing and re-reviewing more than 100 hours of CCTV footage, carrying out expert-led searches by land and water involving multiple teams, including the dog unit, drone unit and specialist dive team, proactively seeking and acting on advice from national policing specialists, and issuing multiple appeals to the public and media for information.

“Sadly, despite these efforts we’ve been unable to find Jack to date.

“We fully recognise the distress and anguish this has had on Jack’s family and our thoughts remain very much with them,” they added.

“We’re determined to do all that we possibly can to find the answers they so desperately need.”