Police working to locate 12-year-old child missing from Stanthorpe

Police have appealed for the public’s help in locating a child who disappeared from a shopping centre on Friday.

Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a 12-year-old child reported missing from Stanthorpe this evening, January 3.

The search for a 12-year-old child who disappeared from a Stanthorpe shopping centre has run into its third day.

The child, pictured, was last seen on High St, Stanthorpe at around 5.40pm on Friday.

The child has not been seen or heard from since and the disappearance is out of character.

They are described as caucasian in appearance, approximately 140cm tall, with a proportionate build and red hair.

They were last seen wearing black hooded jumper, black trousers, black slip-on shoes, and a black cap.

The child may be travelling in a gold 2008 Holden Commodore sedan with Queensland registration 660KS5 and may be travelling to the Ipswich area.

Police appeal to the child, or anyone with information regarding their whereabouts, to come forward.

Phone Policelink on 131 444 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. 

Originally published as Police working to locate 12-year-old child missing from Stanthorpe