An urgent search is being conducted to find a teen who was supposed to have returned home from school two days ago.
The 13-year-old youngster, who has only been given the public name Joshua by police, was last seen on Wednesday at his Stannington, Sheffield, school.
He reportedly did not go back to his Hillsborough home, and South Yorkshire Police has now issued a request for information on his whereabouts.
Joshua is described as being about 5 feet 2 inches tall, white, and having brown hair. He was dressed in his school uniform, and it is unknown if he had a change of clothes on him.
A South Yorkshire Police spokesperson said, ‘Officers in Sheffield are appealing for your help to find Joshua.
‘Joshua, 13, was last seen on Wednesday (13 July) at school in the Stannington area and did not return to his home address in the Hillsborough area of the city.
‘He is white and described as having brown hair and being 5ft 2ins tall. Joshua was wearing a school uniform and it is not known if he had a change of clothes with him.
‘Joshua is known to frequent Hillsborough Park, Centertainment and Meadowhall.
‘Extensive enquiries have been carried out to trace the teenager, and we are now asking for your help.’
Police are urging anyone with information to call 101 and reference incident 646 of July 14.