{"id":631210,"date":"2025-12-14T04:05:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T04:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/631210\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T04:05:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T04:05:15","slug":"police-ask-for-urgent-help-finding-teenage-boy-missing-from-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/631210\/","title":{"rendered":"Police ask for urgent help finding teenage boy missing from home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Layton Beattie was last seen on Friday<\/p>\n<p>17:48, 13 Dec 2025Updated 22:56, 13 Dec 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_image-19.jpg\" alt=\"Layton Beattie, 15, missing in Merseyside\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Layton Beattie, 15, missing in Merseyside(Image: Merseyside Police)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">*UPDATE &#8211; Layton Beattie has been located safe and well*<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police have urgently appealed for help finding a teenage boy missing from home. Merseyside Police said 15-year-old Layton Beattie was last seen at 2.10pm on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He is described as 6ft tall, of slim build, with short brown hair, clean shaven, pale complexion. When last seen he was wearing blue Nike Air Max trainers, blue tracksuit, blue puffer jacket.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/merseyside-police\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Merseyside PoliceLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Merseyside Police<\/a> said Layton is missing from home in the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/wirral\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Wirral<\/a>. He is known to frequent <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/birkenhead\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Birkenhead<\/a>, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/liverpool-city-centre\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Liverpool city centre<\/a> and Manchester.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Anyone who has seen him is asked to contact the force by DMing @MerPolCC or call 101.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">For the latest news and breaking news visit <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you by signing up to our <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/data.reachplc.com\/212764146160855\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"daily and breaking newsletterLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">daily and breaking newsletter<\/a>. 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