Teenage girl missing as police appeal for help to find her

A teenager has gone missing from Cardiff, and police say they are concerned for her welfare. Lillie-May hasn't been seen since 6.45pm on Monday, January 26.

Officers for South Wales Police have released a description of her appearance and what she was last seen wearing.

They home it will lead to anyone who has seen her to come forward with information on her whereabouts. 

A statement read: "We are appealing for you help to locate a teenage girl who is missing in Cardiff.

"Lillie-May hasn’t been seen since 6.45pm on Monday, January 26.

"Lillie is 5ft 6 with a large build and was last seen wearing her hair in a ponytail, She was wearing a black coat over a grey tracksuit.

"Have you seen her? Please make contact – give reference 2600027362."

You can contact South Wales Police via its website or by calling 101.

South Wales Police says it receives, on average, more than 8,000 missing persons reports every year.

It says a missing person is defined as someone whose whereabouts cannot be established, and that they will be considered missing until they care located and their wellbeing or otherwise is established.

Its website reads: "Often the missing person themselves does not consider themselves ‘missing’, however until they are sighted safe and well by police as a result of the concerns raised for them, they will be classed as a missing person.

"While we appreciate our communities’ concerns when a person goes missing, and the genuine offers of help and support, we kindly ask that the public don’t conduct their own searches.

"We ask this for a number of reasons; our searches are coordinated by highly-trained, well-equipped search experts who take an intelligence-led, methodical approach which everyone involved understands and follows."