A child is missing in the Brent borough - and police need members of the public's help to find him.

Diego Farquharson, who is just 12 years of age, has disappeared according to Brent Police .

The borough's police put out an appeal to find Diego on Thursday morning (April 19) after he was reported as missing .

Officers ask anyone with information on his whereabouts to get in touch with them.

Brent Police wrote on Twitter: "Police need your help to find 12-year-old Diego Farquharson, who has been reported as missing from Brent."

Police are searching for missing 12-year-old Diego Farquharson

Members of the public are urged to call police on 101 if they see Diego or have any information on his whereabouts, quoting reference 18MIS015119.