Three children missing from Thorpe Park found 'safe and well'

The three children who went missing from Thorpe Park in Chertsey yesterday afternoon (17 June), have been found safe and well in London, police have said.

Khandi, 14, Amelia, 9, and Malik, 7, were reported missing just after 7pm. They were all known to each other, and the two youngest children are related. They had been at the park on a planned day out and had travelled to Surrey from Milton Keynes. They were last seen walking away from the park towards Chertsey town centre around 3:17pm.

North Surrey Detective Superintendent Trevor Struthers said: “We appreciate the concern that this incident caused, especially given the children’s ages and the fact that they were missing overnight.

“Our officers and staff have worked tirelessly to locate the three of them and we are all relieved that they have been found safe.

“We have received a huge amount of information and information and support from both the public and the media and we would like to thank everyone who provided information and shared our appeal.”

The trio were caught on CCTV asking shop staff for directions to a nearby train station after leaving the park on Monday afternoon.

Sam Williams, 57, who owns House of Flowers in Chertsey, Surrey, said the teenager with the two younger children seemed responsible and was keeping an eye on them as they looked around the shop.

She said: “The kids seemed fine, not distressed at all. She seemed like a responsible adult, she was watching one of them while they were wandering around the shop, she seemed to care about them.”

Amelia and Malik are siblings, and they know Khandi, police said.

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