An urgent police search is underway for a 12-year-old schoolgirl who has gone missing from her home in East London. Liliya Bezpalko was last seen in the Dagenham area on Tuesday evening, sparking major concern for her welfare.
The Metropolitan Police have issued a desperate appeal for information regarding Liliya's whereabouts. She was reported missing from the RM9 postcode area of Dagenham, with authorities growing increasingly worried about her safety.
Description of Missing Schoolgirl
Liliya is described as approximately 5 feet tall with brown hair. She was last seen wearing a distinctive black puffer-style coat, black trousers, and white trainers. Police are urging anyone who may have seen a girl matching this description to come forward immediately.
Police Appeal for Information
"We are growing increasingly concerned for Liliya's welfare and are appealing to anyone who may have seen her or has information about where she might be to contact us urgently," a Metropolitan Police spokesperson stated.
Authorities are asking residents in the Dagenham area and across East London to check any personal CCTV footage, doorbell cameras, or dashcam recordings that might have captured sightings of the missing schoolgirl.
How to Help
Anyone with information about Liliya's whereabouts is urged to contact the Metropolitan Police immediately by calling 101 and quoting reference number 01/374505/24. For immediate sightings, witnesses should dial 999 without delay.
The community has been asked to remain vigilant and share the appeal widely on social media to help bring Liliya home safely to her concerned family.
