Boy, 4, and girl, 2, MISSING after being left home alone in London

A GIRL, 2, and a four-year-old boy have gone missing from their home in north London.

By Douglas Patient / Published 19th December 2017

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MISSING: Tiffarah Paul-Wright and Aiale Paul-Wright were home alone in London

Police discovered Tiffarah Paul-Wright and Aiale Paul-Wright had disappeared after officers were told the pair were home alone.

Tiffarah and Aiale were last seen at around midnight yesterday in Islington, the Metropolitan Police said.

"Officers were made aware that the children were at home alone, but officers visited the address and they were not present,” a spokesman added.

"Officers are growing increasingly concerned for their welfare.

“Anyone who has seen Tiffarah and Aiale or who knows where they are is urged to call Haringey Police on 101 or 999 if sighted immediately, quoting reference 17MIS054702/04."

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“The children were at home alone”
Met Police spokesman

According to statistics from Missing Kids UK, a child goes missing in Britain every three minutes.

It adds that an estimated 306,000 reports of missing people are made to British police every year.

The majority of these reports are children and young people under the age of 18.