Missing nine-year-old sparks police search - found safe an hour later
Police were called to Halstead after reports of a nine-year-old boy who had not returned home from school.
The youngster was missing for less than an hour yesterday after being found following a brief search.
A spokesman from Essex Police said: "We were called to reports of a nine-year-old boy who had not returned home from school.
"He was found in less than an hour."
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