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Lucy Marshall

Max Mapplebeck, 14, missing 100 miles from home as urgent Leeds search continues

A 14-year-old boy from Cumbria is still missing and thought to be in Leeds, 100 miles from home.

Max Mapplebeck is known to visit the Kirkstall , Bramley and Headingley areas and West Yorkshire Police have issued an appeal to the public with concerns for the teenager's welfare.

He can be identified by his brown hair and was last seen wearing a khaki jacket and dark jogging bottoms A missing person report was filed on Saturday (May 21).

Read more: Live as three teenage boys who went missing in Leeds found safe and well

Max was of three boys reported missing on May 19 by police, 100 miles away from their homes. Max, Martin Ablet, aged 14, and Kieran Bellerby, aged 16, were reported missing from Cumbria.

Police suspected they may have been together in Kirkstall or Bramley. Less than 24 hours later a spokesperson for the force confirmed all three of them had been found safe and well.

However today a new appeal has been released by the force in the urgent search for Max. The force said: "Police are appealing for information to help trace teenager Max Mapplebeck who has been reported missing and is believed could be in the Leeds area.

"Max is 14 and has been reported missing from Cumbria since 3pm on Saturday (21/5). There are concerns for Max’s welfare. He has brown hair and was last seen wearing a khaki jacket and dark jogging bottoms. He is known to visit the Kirkstall, Bramley and Headingley areas."

Anyone who has seen Max, or who has any information that could assist in tracing him, is asked to contact Leeds District CID by calling 101, or go online via www.westyorkshire.police.uk/101livechat quoting reference 1752 of 21/5.

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