Missing teenager has links to Blackpool

Police are appealing for help in tracing a 16 year-old boy with links to Lancashire who is missing from home in Wirral.

Jacob McGrotty was last seen at Hamilton Square train station in Birkenhead on Monday December 23.

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Jacob McGrotty

He is known to frequent the Southport, Blackpool and Wigan areas.

He is described as a white male, 5ft 7in tall, of slim build with short dark brown hair and a tanned complexion.

When last seen he was wearing dark grey jogging pants, a black puffer jacket with a hood, a grey beanie hat and black trainers.

Anyone who has seen Jacob or knows of his whereabout is asked to DM @MerPolCC, call 101 or contact @missingpeople on 116 000.

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