Police are appealing to trace a woman and her 10-year-old son missing from Dundee.
Mariella Sofia Gardella and her son have been missing since February 15 when they were last seen in the city around 12pm.
Mariella, who is originally from Ecuador, is known to have links to Dundee, Aberdeen and Edinburgh.
She is described as being of average build, around 5 ft 5 tall, and has short blond hair.
Her son is described as being of a slim build, around 5ft tall, with short black hair.
Constable Jack Knight, Police Scotland, said: “We have been making enquiries since Mariella and her son went missing but so far no one has seen or heard from them. Local CCTV is being checked, and we are liaising with bus companies and our colleagues in British Transport Police in an effort to trace them both.
“We want to make sure that both are safe and well and so we would ask Mariella to get in touch with police. We’d also appeal to anyone who knows their whereabouts or who has seen or heard from Mariella and or her son since Wednesday, February 15.
“If you have any information, please get in touch with police via 101, quoting incident number 1281 of Monday, February 20.”
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