Police are appealing for help to find a missing 17-year-old with links to Preston.

Officers are concerned for the welfare of Benjamin Martin.

Benjamin was last seen in the early hours of this morning (Saturday 14 January) near his home in Blackburn.

He was wearing a dark grey North Face hoodie, blue jeans and black Nike trainers.

Benjamin is 6ft tall, white, with medium length, curly brown hair (longer than in the image).

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A Preston Police spokesperson said: “Benjamin is originally from Chorley so we’re sharing this appeal across Blackburn, Chorley and Preston in the hope that someone may have seen or heard from him.”

Anyone with information should call 101 quoting LC-20230114-0032. 

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