Latest update on Jaiyan Schmidt as missing Sheffield boy seen in Sussex

A Sheffield boy at the centre of a missing person investigation has been seen in Sussex.
By Claire Lewis
Published 1st Sep 2020, 11:17 BST
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Jaiyan Schmidt, aged 17, was reported missing after last being seen close to Ponds Forge in Sheffield city centre on Wednesday, August 19.

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CCTV footage of the teenager was found in the Walkden area of Manchester later that day.

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It has since emerged that he has been spotted in Sussex and the investigation has now been handed over to officers in that area.

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The teenager is 6ft 2in tall, slim and has short, cropped, black hair.

He has links to Aughton, Beighton and Woodhouse.

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