The mum of a teenage boy who has gone missing has made an emotional appeal to him to come home.
The 14-year-old boy, who police said is called Nasim, was last seen near his home in Ashton-on-Ribble, near Preston in Lancashire. That was more than two weeks ago on Tuesday, May 3.
The teenager is known to have links in the Avon and Somerset area, and police here have shared appeals and asked people in the area to look out for him.
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Avon and Somerset Police said they are now leading the investigation into Nasim's disappearance, because he has family here in Somerset, but said the teenager could be anywhere in the country.
The message from his mum also called on anyone who knows where Nasim is to get in touch.
In a statement released by the police, his mum said: “I love him and I miss him. I want him to know that he is also being missed by his brothers, older sister and grandparents.
"We are all very concerned about his safety and wellbeing. We only want the best for him and we just need to know where he is so that we can bring him back home. If anyone knows where Nasim is please come forward and call the police."
Nasim is described as being 5ft 9ins to 6ft, with an Afro hairstyle, and he was last seen wearing a black Nike tracksuit, a beige t-shirt with a tiger print on the front, grey Nike Air 90s trainers, a grey North Face beanie hat and he had a white JD Sports string bag too.
DI Tristan Hawkes said: "We’re increasingly worried for Nasim's welfare. He's now been missing for more than a fortnight and we want him to know that we are here to support him and want to help.
"Nasim, if you see this, your family care about you very much and want to know you're ok. Please just get in touch.
"If you know where Nasim is please call 999 and give the call handler the reference number 5222111109. If you have any other information which would help to locate him, please call 101 and give the same reference number.
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