A dad with links to Greater Manchester has gone missing together with his three-year-old daughter, sparking an urgent police appeal today.
Detectives have issued a public appeal to help find Ahmed Karwan Abdulla and his daughter, Dunya Abdulla. A CCTV image of him pushing her in a buggy has been released.
Ahmed, 36, who also goes by the name Karwan. He and Dunya - who has curly, shoulder-length brown hair, brown eyes and is approximately 3ft tall - are missing from the Blackpool area of Lancashire.
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Police chiefs said it was 'out of character for them to disappear like this' and revealed Ahmed has links to the Manchester area as well as Kent. People making 'immediate' sightings of them should call 999.
"We are concerned about them and would like the public's help to find them," said a spokesman as appeal were issued on social media on Friday.
They were last seen on April 10 around the Promenade area of Blackpool and were reported to police as missing eight days later on April 18.
Det Chief Insp Lee Wilson, of Blackpool Police, said: "I am appealing today for the public's help to assist us to locate Ahmed and Dunya, it is out of character for them to disappear like this and we need to trace them to ensure they are both safe and well.
"They could well still be in Blackpool and Fylde or may have travelled out of the area. Perhaps you have seen them, or maybe you know Ahmed and have previously heard discussing plans to travel elsewhere.
"Please come forward and share your information with the police no matter how trivial it may seem it could help us greatly- any information given by the public will be treated in confidence. If you see them, or have any information about where they may be, please tell us.”
The spokesman added: "Ahmed is described as 5ft 8ins tall, of stocky build, with brown eyes, short, black hair and a dark beard.
"Dunya is described as having curly, shoulder-length brown hair, brown eyes and is approximately three feet tall. The pair have links to Manchester and Kent. They may still be in Blackpool, but could have travelled further afield."
Call 101 and quote log reference LC-20230418-0428 - or for immediate sightings please call 999.
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