POLICE have expressed concern about the safety of a missing 12-year-old girl from Chafford Hundred.

Demi Taylor was reported missing on Saturday, 16 April and police say they have carried out thorough enquiries in order to locate her, adding: "We now need the public's help to ensure she is located safely.

"If you are with Demi, or know where she is, please call us immediately on 101."

Demi is about 5ft 1ins tall, with very long, straight brown hair. She was last known to be wearing beige and black leggings and a grey puffer coat with a fluffy hood.