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Josh Luckhurst

Police concerned about missing 14-year-old girl from Leeds

West Yorkshire Police are appealing for information surrounding the whereabouts of a missing teenager from Leeds.

Precious Richmond, 14, was last seen on Wednesday October 6 and was wearing her school uniform. She was also carrying a black bag.

The girl is from the Lawnswood area of the city and police say that they are concerned for her welfare.

The force have asked for anyone who may have had sightings of the teenager or may know of her whereabouts to call 101 and quote reference number 1098 06/10/21.

According to the Missing People charity, somebody is reported missing every 90 seconds in the UK, equating to a total of 170,000 people.

Of that number, almost 98,000 are adults and more than 70,000 are children.

The charity also states that 75% of adults are found within the first 24 hours of being reported missing and 85 per cent are found within two days, while five per cent are not found in the first week.

For children, the respective figures are 80%, 90% and two per cent.

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