POLICE have launched an appeal to help locate a girl who did not return to her home in Frankley after school.
Officers are concerned for the safety of 12-year-old Merissa Matthews who went missing today (Thursday, November 12).
Merissa has long straight brown hair and is dressed in black clothing.
West Midlands Police have asked the public to contact them urgently if they see her or know where she is.
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