WANTED: Charles Akinde, 37, Southampton and London

Have you seen Charles Akinde?

The 37-year-old is wanted in connection with an investigation into controlling and coercive behaviour, non-fatal strangulation, criminal damage, assault and animal cruelty.

Our officers have been making enquiries to locate him over the last month, after matters were reported to us on 15 February, this has included our arrest team attending addresses connected to him and visiting his acquaintances to try and find him.

Akinde has links to both Southampton, where the reported incident occurred, and London, having lived in the Peckham area.

Our teams are looking to locate him and if you do see him, then please call 999 immediately, quoting the reference 44260077632.

We are also keen to hear from anyone with information on his whereabouts, and information can be shared on our website by going to https://www.hampshire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/

Alternatively, you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers 100% anonymously on 0800 555 111, or via their anonymous online form at crimestoppers-uk.org

We would like to remind people that anyone found to be harbouring Akinde to deliberately obstruct our attempts to locate him may be committing an offence and be liable for arrest themselves.