Boy, 16, missing from Northampton

Northamptonshire Police are searching for an Eritrean teenager who has gone missing from Northampton.

Zelalem Gegzihabet, aged 16, has been missing from Northampton since Wednesday, March 20, when he was last seen at about 8.30am.

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Zelalem has been missing since March

Officers are concerned for Zelalem’s welfare and are urging him or anyone who has seen him or knows of his whereabouts, to contact the police.

Zelalem is of medium build, and has brown eyes and black and brown hair worn in short dreadlocks that sit on the top of his head.

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Zelalem has been missing since March

He is black and has an African accent. He was last seen wearing a turquoise hoody jumper, black jeans and black trainers.

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 or they can email the Northamptonshire Police Missing Person Unit at [email protected]

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