Urgent search for missing Edinburgh teen who hasn't been seen in four days

Arsa Farahbakhsh
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Edinburgh police are urgently searching for a missing teen who was last seen on Wednesday.

Arsa Farahbakhsh, 17, was last seen on Wednesday, September 11 in Calder Gardens at around 3.45pm. It is believed she intended to travel to Glasgow.

Police are growing concerned as she hasn't been heard from since Thursday when she was spoken to at around 2pm. However there have been no sightings nor any contact made.

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It is thought she may have connections in Glasgow's Partick and Maryhill. Police are urging members of the public who may have seen her or have any information to get in touch.

Arsa, who is originally from Iran and only recently came to Scotland, is 5ft in height and has long red/auburn hair. It is not known what she is wearing.

Inspector Paul Thomson, Police Scotland, Edinburgh, said: “Arsa was last seen in the Calder Gardens area of Edinburgh around 3.45pm on Wednesday, 11 September. It is thought she intended to travel to Glasgow where we believe she has associates in the Partick and Maryhill areas.

“Arsa was spoken to at 2pm on Thursday but since then there have been no sightings of her nor further contact.

“Officers have been checking CCTV in the area since she was reported missing and are liaising with colleagues in Glasgow in an effort to trace her.

“We all just want to make sure she is safe and well and so would ask anyone who knows where she is to contact police.

“We’d also appeal to Arsa herself to get come back as soon as possible.”

Information can be passed to officers via 101. Please quote incident number 0134 of Thursday, 12 September 2024 when calling.