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A nine-year-old boy has been found wandering the streets of west London, police said. | |
Officers are looking for the family of Gurrinder Singh who was found near a clinic on Hartington Road, Southall, on Tuesday. | Officers are looking for the family of Gurrinder Singh who was found near a clinic on Hartington Road, Southall, on Tuesday. |
The boy speaks only Punjabi and told the police through an interpreter that his uncle left him at a bus stop there. | The boy speaks only Punjabi and told the police through an interpreter that his uncle left him at a bus stop there. |
Gurrinder also said that he has been living in the UK for the past two to three years with his uncle. | Gurrinder also said that he has been living in the UK for the past two to three years with his uncle. |
He described his uncle as white, aged in his 30s, of slim build and about 5ft 8in. | He described his uncle as white, aged in his 30s, of slim build and about 5ft 8in. |
Distinctive mole | Distinctive mole |
Police believe Gurrinder had been in Southall for a number of hours before he was found. | Police believe Gurrinder had been in Southall for a number of hours before he was found. |
He said that he reached the area on a bendy bus, which police believe was bus 207, which runs from Shepherds Bush to Hayes. | He said that he reached the area on a bendy bus, which police believe was bus 207, which runs from Shepherds Bush to Hayes. |
Gurrinder has been described as 5ft tall, of medium build and has a large distinctive mole on his lower left cheek. | Gurrinder has been described as 5ft tall, of medium build and has a large distinctive mole on his lower left cheek. |
He was found wearing a yellow jumper, blue jeans and a white long-sleeved shirt with pink vertical stripes. | He was found wearing a yellow jumper, blue jeans and a white long-sleeved shirt with pink vertical stripes. |
He was also wearing red and beige trainers and a black hat and had a bangle on his left wrist. | He was also wearing red and beige trainers and a black hat and had a bangle on his left wrist. |
Gurrinder is currently being looked after by social services. | Gurrinder is currently being looked after by social services. |
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