Police are appealing for the public's help in their search for a 14-year-old boy who was last seen by his family six days ago.

Aaron Martin, who is missing from Chelmsford, was last seen by family on Friday, September 15, when he was going to stay with a friend in Dagenham.

He has since been sighted in the Dagenham area around 8.30pm on Tuesday, September 19, but that is the last known sighting of him.

He is described as being mixed race, 5ft 2ins tall, of slim build with short black curly hair. He was last seen wearing a dark green and black hooded jacket over a white top, light denim jeans and white Nike Air Max trainers. 

Anyone who sees Aaron or has information about his whereabouts is asked to contact Chelmsford police station on 101.