New sighting of missing 13-year-old girl as police inquiry continues

A new sighting has emerged of a 13-year-old girl who went missing from home just over a week ago.

This sighting follows another one earlier that morning, when Lillia was seen boarding the number 36 bus from Salford.

She is described as white, slim, around 5ft 5in, has light brown hair and wears glasses.

Thirteen-year-old Lillia has been missing for several days (GMP/PA)

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Chief Superintendent Helen Critchley of GMP’s Bolton district said: “I would like to take this opportunity to thank the public and the media for your continued support as we continue our inquiries to locate Lillia.

“Our thoughts continue to be with her family, and friends, I would like to thank her mum for her support with our appeals over the past few days. She has shown incredible strength throughout, and we are doing all we can to bring her daughter back home to her.

“Officers are making every effort to locate Lillia, and our team have been working through hours of CCTV footage and exploring every avenue to try and find her.

“I can now confirm that our last known current sighting was of Lillia at Manchester Piccadilly bus station at 10.36am on the morning on Monday September 14.

“We can also share that she exited the number 36 bus as Piccadilly, with her boarding it in Salford.

Lillia, from Bolton, Greater Manchester, was seen at 1.50pm last Saturday at the Trafford Centre shopping complex – where she boarded the 247 bus towards Altrincham (GMP/PA)

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“That bus service travels from Bolton through Salford and into Manchester city centre.

“If anyone has any information regarding Lillia’s whereabouts or movements from this bus – or you were on the bus at the time she was also on there or when she got on in Salford or off in Piccadilly – please contact us via 101 or the Major Incident Portal below.

“We are also still keen to hear from anyone who may have been in Piccadilly Gardens on Sunday September 13 around 8.20pm, or saw her in McDonald’s at that time.

“Monday September 14 is the last confirmed sighting of Lillia and our investigation currently covers the whole of Greater Manchester with officers across the force being asked to support our inquiries. We are also mindful that Lillia could have travelled outside of the Manchester area and are keeping an open mind regarding this possibility.

“If you have any information that could help us find Lillia, I would urge you to come forward. Her family just want her home. Please report any information, no matter how small, via our dedicated Major Incident Portal link which can be found here – https://mipp.police.uk/operation/06GMP26K01-PO1

“You can also submit information anonymously via Crimestoppers who are available on 0800 555 111. They will not ask for your details and no one will know you have contacted them.”