A young boy from Afghanistan who speaks little English has gone missing less than a month after arriving in the UK.
Mohammed Khan, 11, was last seen at around 4pm in Deptford, south London, on Tuesday.
The Met launched a high-risk missing person investigation after Mohammed left the address where he had been staying to play football in a nearby park.
Officers were called when he did not return and have begun a search of the area.
Photographs of Mohammed have been released as police appeal to the public to help find him.
He is 4ft 11in tall, with short dark hair, and was wearing black jeans, a black puffer jacket and a black hat with a Chicago Bulls logo.
His first language is Pashto and he speaks very little English.
Acting Detective Inspector Lara Pink said: ‘As we enter the second night since Mohammed went missing, we are growing increasingly concerned.
‘He is in an unfamiliar country and doesn’t speak much English. He has only recently arrived in Deptford and won’t know his way around.
‘While we are keeping an open mind, we cannot rule out that Mohammed has come into contact with people who may wish him harm and it is important that anyone with any information about his whereabouts comes forward.’
Anyone who sees Mohammed should call 999, with the reference 7180/01DEC, and anyone with other information about his whereabouts should call police on 101.
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