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Police confirm last sighting of missing 14-year-old

Police have confirmed 14-year-old Alice Gross was last seen on a canal tow path heading towards Kew after she was captured on CCTV.

Her parents are appealing for help in finding their daughter who's been missing since Thursday.

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Gallery: Have you seen this girl? Family make desperate appeal to find 14-year-old Alice Gross

Alice was last seen at 13.00hrs on Thursday, 28 August, when she left her home address in Hanwell. She told her family she would be home that evening, but she did not return. Credit: Gross family

The parents of a missing 14-year-old girl have made an emotional appeal for her to return as detectives continue their investigation into her disappearance.

Jose Gross and Rosalind Hodgkiss, speaking at the family home, have urged their daughter Alice Gross to make contact.

"Alice is a talented, smart and lively girl. She is very passionate about music and is amazingly skilled. Alice is a thoughtful girl and it's these attributes we miss. I want to directly appeal to Alice and say that 'Alice, we just want you home'. We miss you and we love you and we just want you back with us. You are not in any trouble, please pick up the phone and let is know that you are ok. We want to support you so please get in contact."

– Jose Gross and Rosalind Hodgkiss
Alice Gross
When last seen, she was wearing dark blue jeans, a dark green lacy cardigan and denim blue 'Vans' shoes. She may have tartan-framed spectacles with her. Credit: Gross family

Alice's sister, Nina, has set up a Facebook page to appeal for information which can be found here:

"You're the greatest sister ever. I miss you and I love you and I just want you home where you belong. You need to know that you are loved."

– Alice Gross's sister Nina
olice are especially concerned as Alice has not been in good health recentl Credit: Gross family

Officers have confirmed that a line of enquiry centres on a song-writing workshop attended by Alice Gross in Camden last month.

"We know that Alice was on a song-writing workshop at the Camden Roundhouse between 18-22 August and there is a possibility she may have made some new friends. This is one line of enquiry that we are exploring and I am keen to speak to anyone who was with Alice during that week-long course. Any information that you do provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence."

– Sergeant Chris Naughton, Ealing Missing Persons Unit

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