Jade Lynch: Police 'increasingly concerned' for 'extremely vulnerable' missing 14-year-old

The teenager has not been seen for nine days

Jade Lynch is described as white, 5ft 6in tall with long, straight black hair (PA)

Police say they are “increasingly concerned” for the safety of an “extremely vulnerable” 14-year-old girl who has been missing for over a week.

Jade Lynch, from St Helens in Merseyside, has not been seen since 26 March and is thought not to have access to any cash or a mobile phone.

The teenager was last seen leaving her home in Denton Green Lane at 1pm and heading towards St Helens town centre with her two younger brothers.

Jade Lynch was last seen on 26 March (PA)

En route she told her brothers she was going to meet someone and they parted company in the Duke Street area of the town.

She has not been seen since.

Detective Superintendent Jon Betts said: "Jade is a young 14-year-old girl who has now been missing for nine days and we are becoming increasingly concerned about her safety.

"Jade is an extremely vulnerable person and we do not believe that she has access to any cash or mobile phones, which is causing growing concerns.

"We are currently following a number of lines of inquiry and as part of the investigation I am keen to hear from anyone who believes that they may have seen Jade, or anyone matching her description, over the past nine days.”

"We know that Jade has links to the Merseyside and Manchester areas, but speaking to friends and family we also believe that she may also have links as far north as Cumbria and as far south as Bristol, so we are keen to hear from anyone in those areas who thinks they may have information that could assist our inquiries.

Jade told her brothers she was 'meeting someone' when she said goodbye (PA)

"I would also like to appeal to Jade directly and ask her to contact us to let us know that you are OK. We are working closely with your friends and family who are increasingly worried about you and want to know that you are safe and well."

Jade, who is originally from the Warrington area, is described as white, 5ft 6in, of medium build with long, straight black hair.

Anyone within any information should contact Cheshire Police on 101 quoting incident number 257 of 29/3/2016 or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Additional reporting by PA