A search has been launched for a 17-year-old with links to Suffolk who has gone missing from his home near Manchester.

Kalem was last seen leaving his home in Wensleydale Road in Royton, near Oldham, Greater Manchester, at about 6.30pm on Monday.

He is described as a white male of slim build with brown hair and two distinctive moles on the left side of his neck.

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Kalem was last seen wearing a black jacket with a fur hood, blue trainers and possibly a grey baseball cap.

A member of his family says he went to primary school in Stowmarket and has multiple connections to the county.

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Kalem's aunt, Mary Ann Rolph, who is from Stowmarket, said: "We’re all so worried about him. We just want him found safe and well."

Anyone with information about Kalem should contact Greater Manchester Police quoting log 31 of 26/11/24.