Police urge 'call 999' as schoolgirl aged 12 goes missing

NewsMidlands NewsMissing PeopleMissing Ava was last seen on Friday09:13, 01 Aug 2026Police have issued an appeal to find a missing schoolgirl who has disappeared from her Black Country home.‌Officers are trying to trace Ava, aged just 12, after she went missing from Cradley Heath this week.‌The girl was last seen at 1.07pm yesterday, Friday, July 31.‌Read more: 'We lived in Birmingham homeless hostel for 18 months - I saw rats, cockroaches and worse'Now, West Midlands Police has shared an image of Ava as part of the appeal.‌Members of the public have been urged to call 999 if they see Ava.She was last seen wearing a long sleeve black top, black shorts, white shoes and a black rucksack, police say.The appeal was issued to social media late on Friday night after she was reported missing to t