“I Want My Son Back”: Mother’s Anguished Plea as Yobachi Charles Remains Missing

He left home saying he was going up the road and would return. Since then, Itha Anthony has been waiting for a call, a message or any sign that her 21-year-old son, Yobachi Charles, is safe.

Charles, also known as Bachi, has been missing since October 30, leaving his mother frightened and desperate for answers.

Speaking to Observer, Anthony said she last saw him leaving their Armstrong Road home at approximately 7:50 a.m. His disappearance, she said, is out of character, and her attempts to get information from friends and relatives have yielded nothing.

“I’m pleading to the person or persons who know the whereabouts of my son, his name is Yobachi Charles of #1 Armstrong Road,” she said. “7.50 (am) was the last time I saw my child. He’s the first son for me.”

Anthony said she reported him missing to police that same night. As the days pass without contact, she fears he may have been kidnapped or harmed, although she does not know what happened or who might be responsible.

Her anxiety has been compounded by voice notes and other messages she said she has received, some of which she considers threatening. She said she has forwarded them to police.

Anthony also expressed distress over unverified claims circulating in the community linking her son to a killing. Those claims have not been established.

According to Anthony, police searched the family home on October 24 under a warrant referring to firearms, ammunition and a murder. She said nothing was found during the search and that officers did not answer her questions about the murder.

She said Charles was taken into custody for questioning and released on October 27, three days before he disappeared. Anthony stressed that she does not know whether the police encounter is connected to his disappearance.

She said a police search of the Creekside area also failed to locate him.

For Anthony, the uncertainty stands in painful contrast to the cheerful, helpful young man she knows.

“He likes to smile a lot,” she said, describing him as “always up and happy, vibrant.”

Now, her appeal is simple.

“I really would love to have my son back at home with us. In good health.”

Charles is approximately five feet seven inches tall, with black hair and a dark complexion. He has a tattoo on each hand and one piercing.

He was last seen wearing a black shirt, cream-coloured trousers, a black side bag and a white shirt draped around his neck.

Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call 776-8753, 784-6094 or 723-3535, or contact the nearest police station.