‘My son went missing 19 years ago. I’m determined to find out the truth’
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When Nicki Durbin moved to Ipswich ten years ago, she painted her office blue. It was only when she started to unpack boxes that she realised what she had done. The walls were the exact same shade of blue as those in the former bedroom of her son Luke, who vanished in 2006.
‘I didn’t do it consciously,’ Nicki tells Metro. ‘I suddenly looked around and saw I had replicated the colour of Luke’s room. ‘I did keep some of his things when we moved, like his guitar. Luke loved music. His most prized possession was his motorbike, which we sold after he disappeared. My dad had said at the time “we can buy him a new one when he comes home.”’.
Luke, who disappeared when he was 19, never did return to his family in the East Suffolk village of Hollesley. Over the years, there have been rumours of drug feuds, arrests without convictions and years of anguish for Nicki and her family. She is determined to find out the truth.
![[Luke Durbin]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/PRI_219070695-05c5.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=470)
‘Luke as a little boy was reserved, very intelligent,’ Nicki recalls. ‘It was obvious early on that he was incredibly bright. He went to a tiny primary school in Bawdsey where he thrived and became a lot more social. ‘Then Luke went off to Farlingaye High School, where his friend circle widened. He was very sharp, he always had something smart to say. Luke didn’t really get into trouble, even when he didn’t concentrate in class, and I think that is because of his wit and the way he could say things to get him off the hook.’.
![[Luke Durbin]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/PRI_219066409-bdd4.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
One of Nicki’s fondest memories came when at a concert at his high school in Woodbridge. There, an 11-year-old boy had become entirely overcome by nerves and couldn’t tune his guitar. Luke, who was helping out at the concert, dashed on stage to help him without a second’s hesitation.
![[LIFELINE: Luke Durbin mum interview - graphic request (no rush)]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_232813370-dfa8.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
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