Five days since missing 16-year-old boy last seen going onto canal towpath at Chantry Bridge

It has been five days since a missing 16-year-old boy was last seen going onto the canal towpath at Chantry bridge.
By Rebecca Marano
Published 23rd Jan 2020, 18:16 BST
Updated 23rd Jan 2020, 19:16 BST
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Mateusz Lugowski, 16, was reported missing at 5pm on Sunday, January 19.

CCTV images show Mateusz near Domino's Pizza in the Chantry Bridge area at 2.42pm.

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In an update issued today, Chief Inspector Chris Norbury from Wakefield Police said the last sighting of Mateusz was by two friends who saw him going onto the canal towpath near the Evans Halshaw on Chantry Bridge.

CCTV image of Mateusz taken on Sunday 19 January at 14.42 near to the Dominos Pizza in the Chantry Bridge area. Photo: West Yorkshire Police.CCTV image of Mateusz taken on Sunday 19 January at 14.42 near to the Dominos Pizza in the Chantry Bridge area. Photo: West Yorkshire Police.
CCTV image of Mateusz taken on Sunday 19 January at 14.42 near to the Dominos Pizza in the Chantry Bridge area. Photo: West Yorkshire Police.

Officers are appealing to anyone who was travelling over the bridge between 2.30pm and 3pm to contact them.

Mateusz is described as 5ft2 with short brown hair.

He was last seen wearing a blue and black hooded jacket, grey tracksuit bottoms with thick blue stripe and blue trainers with white stripes.

He may have a blue rucksack with him.

Detective Inspector Suzanne Gall of Wakefield CID said: "We are growing increasingly concerned about Mateusz’s welfare; we urgently need to reunite him with his family.

"Officers are carrying out a number of lines of enquiry.

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"I would urge anyone who has seen Mateusz to get in touch with us."

Anyone with information or dash cam footage is asked to contact police on 101 or use the Live Chat facility at www.westyorkshire.police.uk/contactus quoting log 1246 of 19 January.