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Valentina Colo

‘I was on auto-pilot, searching for peace’: the young runaway’s story

Ben Westwood was about nine when he first went missing from his family home in Rugeley, Staffordshire. It was a spur-in-the-moment decision to run off with the £10 note his mum had given him to go to the chip shop. Looking back, Westwood does not remember exactly what he was running from, whether it was… Read More »‘I was on auto-pilot, searching for peace’: the young runaway’s story

Missing twice: How police bias makes vulnerable people who go missing invisible

Mihrican Mustafa, also known as Jan, was 38 when she went missing from Canning Town, London. A drug addict, alcoholic and sex worker, Jan’s life had fallen apart after losing her job at T.K. Max and becoming homeless. Her sister Mel reported her missing in April 2018, but when she first rang the police, they… Read More »Missing twice: How police bias makes vulnerable people who go missing invisible