Urgent appeal for 10-month-old baby and her father amid 'concerns for their welfare'

5 September 2024, 12:22 | Updated: 5 September 2024, 17:07

An urgent appeal has been launched to find a 10-month-old girl who has gone missing with her father.
An urgent appeal has been launched to find a 10-month-old girl who has gone missing with her father. Picture: Merseyside Police

By Emma Soteriou

Police have found a 10-month-old baby safe and well after a search was sparked for her and her father amid "concerns for their welfare".

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The force said on Thursday afternoon that Layla Rose Wheeler's father, Clifford Wheeler, had also been found safe and well.

Police issued an urgent appeal on Thursday morning for information about Layla, who was last seen in the Wallasey Village area in Wirral, amid concerns for her welfare.

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