The mother of a 13-year-old girl who has been missing from home for six days has made an emotional plea for her safe return.
Lillia, from Bolton, Greater Manchester, was last seen on Saturday at the Trafford Centre shopping mall wearing a small black backpack.
Police said they believe she then boarded a bus to nearby Altrincham at about 13:50 BST, but it is not known where she got off.
In a statement read out by an officer during a police press conference earlier, her mother Jessica said: “Lil, I love you so much. My heart is breaking without you here. I need to know you are safe. We all need you back home safe and well.”
Ch Supt Helen Critchley, of Greater Manchester Police, said: “Lillia, if you see this appeal, please know your family love you, miss you and just want to know that you are safe.
“You are not in any trouble, they simply want you to come home.”
