'Please just come home': Distraught wife begs husband who has been missing for ten days after leaving home with a sleeping bag to get in touch as temperatures hit sub zero

Paul Baker, 52, was last seen in Asfordby, near Melton Mowbray, on January 13His wife, Rachel Baker, has now issued a public appealMr Baker is of a slim build, 5ft 6ins tall and has receding mousey grey hair

A wife has issued an emotional plea for her husband, who has been missing for ten days, to come home.

Paul Baker, 52, was last seen by his family in the village of Asfordby, near Melton Mowbray, on January 13.

The family reported him missing the next day and CCTV footage shows him outside a Sainsburys in Melton shortly before 5pm.

Mr Baker was seen in the footage wearing a grey hooded top and carrying a rucksack, possibly with a sleeping bag attached at the base.

His concerned wife, Rachel Baker, has now made a public appeal urging her husband to come home.

Rachel Baker has issued a public plea for her missing husband, Paul Baker, to come home. Ms Baker said:  ‘All I want to do is give you a big hug’

Mr Baker is of a slim build and is 5ft 6ins tall. He has receding mousey grey hair and stubble. When his family last saw him, he was wearing jeans and possibly a long Parka style jacket

Mr Baker was last spotted on CCTV outside a Sainsburys in Melton on January 14 shortly before 5pm. He was last seen wearing a grey hooded top and carrying a rucksack, possibly with a sleeping bag attached at the base

In a statement, the 50-year-old said: ‘Paul, if you see this, please just come home. All I want to do is give you a big hug.

‘I miss you so much, as does our Gabs.

‘Our dogs – Darcy and Betty – miss you too. If I say your name, they get up.. We all want you back.’

‘I know you love the outdoors, but we’re all worried about you, especially as it’s so cold at the minute. I need to know that you’re eating properly.

‘I love you so much and I won’t stop looking for you until I find you.

‘It doesn’t matter why you left – please come home so we can continue our lives together.’

Mr Baker is of a slim build and is 5ft 6ins tall. He has receding mousey grey hair and stubble.

When his family last saw him, he was wearing jeans and possibly a long Parka style jacket.

In a statement, Leicestershire Police said: ‘Officers are concerned for the welfare of a Asfordby man who has been reported missing from home.

‘Anyone who has seen Paul, or knows of his whereabouts, is asked to contact 101,  quoting incident 656 of 14 January.’