POLICE are searching for a missing teenager from Hampshire.

Carson, 13, was last seen leaving his home in the Waverley Road area of Southsea at 5pm on January 12.

He was due to go to a local shop but did not return.

Police are growing increasingly concerned for Carson’s welfare.

It is believed he could have travelled out of Hampshire to Surrey by train.

He is described as:

• white
• of slim build
• dark, short hair
• 5ft 3ins tall
• wearing a khaki green Adidas tracksuit with a camouflage pattern on the shoulders
• black Adidas trainers
• a black Adidas rucksack
• a pair of blue headphones

If you have any information relating to this case, please call 101 quoting reference '44180015511', or contact Crimestoppers anonymously.