Amelia, aged 12 and Theo, 8, have not been seen since being collected from a relative’s house in the Weoley Castle area in Birmingham more than two days agoAmelia, 12 (white with shoulder-length brown hair) and her brother Theo, 8 (who is white with short black or brown hair) have gone missing after being collected from a relative's house in Weoley Castle in Birmingham two days ago Amelia, 12, and her brother Theo, 8, have gone missing after being collected from a relative’s house in Weoley Castle in Birmingham two days ago

A young girl and her brother have not been seen in days after being collected from a relative’s house in Birmingham by a friend of their mother’s.

Amelia, aged 12 and Theo, 8, had been at a relative’s address in the Weoley Castle area of the city.

They were collected by a friend of their mum’s, who they knew, at around 12.30pm on Wednesday (May 21).

But the two children have not been seen since.

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Now, West Midlands Police has issued an urgent appeal to trace them.

Officers are urging the person that collected the children from the relatives’ home to contact them as soon as possible.

The children are also said to have connections to ‘Leicester, Staffordshire and Warwickshire’.

A family photo of Amelia who is 12 and is white with shoulder-length brown hair Amelia, 12, has not been seen in more than 48 hours after being collected by a friend of her mum’s in Weoley Castle

In an image released by police, Amelia is white with brown shoulder-length hair.

While her brother Theo has short dark brown or black hair.

A family photo of Theo who is white with short black or dark brown hairTheo, 8, was picked up with his sister from a relative’s house in Weoley Castle on Wednesday – but his whereabout has not been known since then

In issuing the missing persons appeal, a spokesperson for West Midlands Police said: “Amelia aged 12 and Theo and aged 8, brother and sister, have been at a relatives address in the Weoley Castle area of Birmingham.

“They have been collected by a friend of their mothers at approximately 12.30om on May 21, whom they knew. Since that time their whereabouts are unknown.

“We would also urge the person that collected them from the family address to contact us re the children.

“Extensive enquiries have been undertaken by our Missing Person Team to locate Amelia and Theo.

“They have links to Leicester and Staffordshire and Warwickshire.

“We would ask that if you know the whereabouts of the two children to please contact us on 999 quoting MPBH/7378/25 & MPBH/7379/25.”