Missing boy not seen for over five weeks walks into Sheffield police station

A teenage boy missing from home for over five weeks walked into a Sheffield police station just before midnight.
By Claire Lewis
Published 7th Apr 2021, 11:31 BST
Updated 7th Apr 2021, 11:45 BST
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Martin Ward, aged 17, from Swallownest, Rotherham, was reported missing after last being seen on February 25.

He was spoken to on the phone a number of times while he was missing but there were no confirmed sightings until he turned up at the Shepcote Lane custody suite in Tinsley at 11.45pm yesterday.

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South Yorkshire Police said officers involved in the search were becoming ‘increasingly concerned for his welfare’.

Martin Ward was reported missingMartin Ward was reported missing
Martin Ward was reported missing

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