Overview
- Layla, aged 15, was reported missing from Leigh Sinton and was last seen at about 12:30pm on Monday, June 1.
- West Mercia Police had expressed concern for her welfare and issued an urgent public appeal asking anyone with information to call 999 quoting incident number 209_i of 1 June.
- Officers said she may have been wearing a black T-shirt and possibly no shoes when last seen, details that helped shape the search.
- A police statement released late on June 1 confirmed the teenage girl has been found and the force thanked people who shared the appeal.
- Local outlets carried the force’s urgent appeal to widen the search and prompt public tips, a step police credited when acknowledging community help.