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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rich Booth

Police search for missing school girls, 11 and 12, after 4am sighting in Rugby

Police are searching for the missing schoolgirls - (Rugby Police)

Police have launched a desperate search for two girls who have been missing since Saturday.

The girls, who are 11 and 12 years old, were reported missing from Rugby on Saturday morning, there were also reports of a sighting early Sunday morning.

Rugby police officers said on Sunday night that they are continuing to work around the clock to find Angelica and Verity who were last seen in the Newbold area of Rugby.

Both girls are believed to connections to Cornwall. A third update has now been issued by officers conducting the search.

In the original police appeal, released at 10:20pm on Saturday, officers said: "Have you seen 11-year-old Angelica and 12-year-old Verity?".

"The girls, who are believed to be together, were reported missing from Rugby this morning and our officers are growing increasingly concerned for their welfare.

"They have links to Rugby and Cornwall.”

A further statement on Sunday afternoon said the girls had been seen in Newbold, Rugby, 'at 4am this morning'.

A representative of Rugby Police added: “If you think you may have seen them or know where they might be, please call 999 immediately quoting incident number 123 of 8 August”

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