POLICE are appealing for help in tracing a 15-year-old girl who went missing from her home in Woodbridge, at 8am on Tuesday .Although Samantha Hawley has gone missing before, and has contacted her parents by mobile phone, police are concerned for her safety and are appealing for information to help locate her.

POLICE are appealing for help in tracing a 15-year-old girl who went missing from her home in Woodbridge, at 8am on Tuesday .

Although Samantha Hawley has gone missing before, and has contacted her parents by mobile phone, police are concerned for her safety and are appealing for information to help locate her.

It is believed she may be in the Barking area.

Samantha is described as white, 5ft 4in, of medium to heavy build with long dark brown hair and green eyes.

She was wearing a tracksuit top with white stripes on the sleeves and a pink stripe in the middle, a navy blue sweatshirt, a blue blouse and a navy blue skirt.

Anyone who may have seen her since Tuesday morning, or who knows where she is now, is asked to contact the duty sergeant at Woodbridge Police Station on 01473 613500.