Missing children found safe and well in West Midlands

Sophie Fletcher, aged 12, and Jack Fletcher, aged 10 left their home in Moxley Road sometime either on Tuesday night or early on Wednesday morning.

Before leaving they packed a bag of clothes and took cash from the house.

Officers believed that the youngsters may have been trying to travel by train to a previous holiday destination in the Welsh village of Borth and police appealed to the public for help to find them.

However, they were found safe and well at Darlaston’s bus station at 5.20pm on Wednesday night, after being spotted by a family friend.

They were reported missing by their mother at around 8.30am on Wednesday.

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Police had launched an extensive search of the local area with the aid of the force helicopter in a bid to find the children, who had left home with a small amount of money and some clothing.

Here are the details of where & when missing siblings Sophie & Jack were found. Again, thanks so much for your help. bit.ly/XxTNGD

— West Midlands Police (@WMPolice) January 23, 2013

The force said it used social media to alert people to the missing children, and on micro-blogging site Twitter the news was retweeted thousands of times.

West Midlands Police expressed thanks to the public for their assistance.