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| Police appeal for help to find three missing foster boys | Police appeal for help to find three missing foster boys |
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| Police have appealed for help in tracing three boys in foster care in Sunderland, who have been missing since Monday evening. | Police have appealed for help in tracing three boys in foster care in Sunderland, who have been missing since Monday evening. |
| Remus, 15, Janko, 12, and 10-year-old David Matlock left their foster home in the The Oaks at 5.20pm on Monday to go for a bike ride to Mowbray Park but failed to return by 8pm as expected. | Remus, 15, Janko, 12, and 10-year-old David Matlock left their foster home in the The Oaks at 5.20pm on Monday to go for a bike ride to Mowbray Park but failed to return by 8pm as expected. |
| A spokesman for Northumbria police said: "They have not been answering their mobile phones and have not gone missing before. Police are now concerned for their welfare and are making inquiries to find them." | |
| The boys are Polish but are said to speak good English. They all had bicycles with them. | The boys are Polish but are said to speak good English. They all had bicycles with them. |
| Remus is 1.68 metres (5ft 7in) tall, of slim build, with dark hair in a big quiff at the front and shaved at the back. He was last seen wearing jogging bottoms, a baseball cap and T-shirt and a black cycling helmet. | Remus is 1.68 metres (5ft 7in) tall, of slim build, with dark hair in a big quiff at the front and shaved at the back. He was last seen wearing jogging bottoms, a baseball cap and T-shirt and a black cycling helmet. |
| Janko is 1.42 metres (4ft 8in) tall and said to be of medium build with fairer hair styled in a quiff and short at the back. He was last seen wearing smart mustard-coloured chinos, converse-type trainers, a blue lightweight waterproof jacket with a white zip and a silver cycling helmet. | Janko is 1.42 metres (4ft 8in) tall and said to be of medium build with fairer hair styled in a quiff and short at the back. He was last seen wearing smart mustard-coloured chinos, converse-type trainers, a blue lightweight waterproof jacket with a white zip and a silver cycling helmet. |
| David is also 1.42 metres tall and of chubby build, with shaggy dark brown hair. He is thought to have possibly been wearing shorts, a top and a silver cycling helmet. |