Appeal to trace vulnerable missing teenager from Plaistow

13 September 2012

Appeal type

Missing persons

Incident Date

12/09/2012

Incident Location

Plaistow, E13.

Description

Police in Newham borough are appealing for assistance to trace a missing vulnerable teenager.

Maureen Muthoka, 16, was last seen at 08:00hrs on Wednesday, 12 September leaving the address in Plaistow she was staying at to go to college in Tower Hamlets.

She has not been seen since and officers are concerned for her safety and welfare.

Maureen is described as black, with a normal build and long black hair with the left side of her head shaved.

She was last seen wearing multi-coloured spiral patterned leggings and a denim jacket.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts should call police on 101 or the Newham borough Missing Person Unit on 020 8217 5728.