My missing son was last seen on CCTV at zebra crossing at 4am 19 years ago – my last words to him will haunt me forever
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A DEVASTATED mum whose son went missing nearly two decades ago has revealed her heart-breaking last words to him. Luke Durbin, from Hollesley, near Woodbridge, Suffolk, was 19 when he mysteriously vanished disappeared after a night out with pals in Ipswich on May 11, 2006.
![[Nicki Durbin giving evidence at a House of Commons inquiry.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/eda2936c-c06a-4812-a1a2-f42c1c90b36e.jpg?strip=all&w=854)
The teen had finished his shift at a greengrocer's in Aldeburgh earlier that day before doing a drug deal. He then met up with his friends in Ipswich, where they had pre-drinks in pubs, took cocaine and then went clubbing, according to cops. Luke left the Zest nightclub alone and tried to hail a taxi as he had left his money and phone at a pal's home.
![[CCTV image of Luke Durbin's last known sighting.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/00-bst-friday-12-2006-963670931.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
CCTV footage snapped the last seen images of Luke at around 4am in Dogs Head Street, heading towards the bus station. The missing man's mum, Nicki, has now revealed that she told her son not to "drink and drive" before he headed out, Metro reported. She continued: "I’ve had to watch heart-breaking blurry footage of Luke walking out the nightclub around 2am.
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"He just stands there for a bit, looking around and clearly trying to find his friends. "Two policemen were talking to someone right behind him. Luke then tried to find a way back to Woodbridge. He went to the train station, but there were no trains running.
![[Three mothers holding photos of their missing children outside the Houses of Parliament.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2011-kate-mccann-parents-missing-4985055_9ab69f.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
"He walked to a taxi firm at 3.40am, where he literally emptied his pockets to show he had no money. "The last CCTV image of Luke was captured at 4am at a zebra crossing on Dog’s Head Street in Ipswich. "Of course, we don’t know which way he turned after he crossed.
![[Photo of Luke Durbin, a missing person.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/albanpix-com-pics-rob-howarth-5073012_04cf28.jpg?strip=all&w=639)
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