The police are appealing for a 17-year-old boy who has been missing for a week

Police have launched an urgent appeal for help to find a teenager who has been missing for a week.

Brandon, 17, was last seen in the Wigan area last Friday (June 14). Police said officers “want to make sure he is safe and well” and are becoming “increasingly concerned”. They posted a picture on social media as part of an appeal for help to find him.

Police said in a post on the GMP Wigan West Facebook page: “#MISSING | Brandon is a missing 17-year-old male.

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Officers are becoming increasingly concerned about Brandon and would like to make sure he is safe and well.”

Anyone with information on Brandon’s whereabouts should contact police on 999 quoting missing reference number MSP/06LL/0001504/24.