Officers are appealing for the public's help in finding a missing seven-year-old boy .

Aymen Elmi was last seen in Southall town centre at about 12.20pm today (August 26) heading north from Southall train station after running off from his mother.

Aymen is described as a black boy, 4ft 5inches tall and of medium build.

He was last seen wearing a dark coloured baseball hat with NY in red letters, a dark blue hooded top, a purple t-shirt, black tracksuit bottoms and grey running shoes.

He has not gone missing before.

Anyone with information should contact Ealing police on 101 quoting reference number 14MIS030373.