Cops launch urgent search to find missing girl, 12, last seen at Manchester tram stop

A major search has been launched to find a 12-year-old girl who was last seen two days ago at a tram stop. Hope Arrowsmith, who is originally from Poynton, was last seen at around 6:50pm on Friday, April 11 at Wythenshawe tram stop.

She is described as white, approximately 5ft 2ims tall, of a slim build, and brown shoulder length hair. Hope, who has links to , was last seen wearing black and white Nike trainers, black Nike socks, a white hoodie, a white T-shirt, and pink shorts.

Cheshire Police have issued an appeal to help find Hope, and have also shared a direct plea to the youngster to get in touch. Police Constable Izzy Morrall said: “We have been conducting a number of enquiries to locate Hope and we are becoming increasingly concerned for her welfare.

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“As well as Poynton, Hope has a number of links to the Manchester area. I would urge anyone who thinks they have seen Hope since she went missing to contact us. The same goes for anyone who thinks they know where she may be or has any CCTV or dashcam footage which could aid our search. I would also like to appeal directly to Hope to ask her to get in touch with us.”

Anyone with information is being asked to ring 101, quoting IML 2067723. You can also report information to Cheshire Police

In the UK, a person is reported missing around every 90 seconds, according to the charity Missing People.

All types of people across a diverse mix of race, culture, age, socioeconomic status, gender, sexuality, physical and mental health challenges, professions, and countless other factors disappear. Of the 170,000 people who go missing in the UK each year.

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