Police ask for public's help in urgent search for missing 14-year-old Leeds girl

Anna Stoian was reported missing at 7pm on Thursday.

Police say she had been brought to Leeds from London where she had been found after recently going missing from Blackburn.

Anna is described as 5ft 4ins tall with black shoulder length hair in a ponytail.

She was last seen wearing a black coat, lilac knee-length hoody, black leggings and black trainers with white soles.

She is from a Romanian family.

Police say Anna has connections to the Eltham and Thamesmead areas of south-east London and to Southend-on-Sea, Essex, and Blackburn, Lancashire, as well as Leeds.

Detective Inspector Carl Morrison, of Leeds District Safeguarding Unit, said: “There are concerns for Anna’s welfare and we urgently need to find her and check she is okay.

“We would like to hear from anyone who has seen her or who has any information that could assist in locating her.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Leeds District Safeguarding Unit via 101 quoting log number 1535 of February 4 or online via www.westyorkshire.police.uk/101livechat