Missing schoolgirl Serena Alexander-Benson, 13, seen leaving UK on Eurotunnel train is now ‘in Poland’
POLICE hunting for a missing 13-year-old girl who disappeared on her way to school believe she may have travelled to Poland, where her mum lives.
Serena Alexander-Benson has been missing since Friday morning and is known to have boarded a Eurotunnel train "probably in the company of an older person", according to police.
Officers said the 13-year-old, who lived in Wimbledon, London with her dad, may have travelled with a friend of her mother's.
A spokesman said: "Detectives are not releasing further details at this stage of the route Serena and the woman have taken, nor of how it has been established that they are in Poland, where Serena's mother lives."
Officers have appealed for anyone with information who may have seen her travelling through Folkestone to contact them.
Serena was wearing a green blazer and school uniform with her dark brown hair tied up when she went missing on Friday morning.
She was last seen heading to Holy Cross School in Kingston.
A statement released by Met Police on Saturday said: "Police are concerned over the welfare of Serena Alexander-Benson, a 13-year-old girl who is missing from her home in Wimbledon.
"Serena was last seen by her father leaving her home address in SW19 at around 07:50hrs on Friday, 25 May.
"She was dressed in her predominantly green school uniform and had told her father that she was going to school.
"However, Serena did not arrive at school and has not been seen since.
"CID officers based at Wandsworth are investigating.
"Serena has not been missing before. She lives with her father in Wimbledon, while her mother lives in Poland.
"Police enquiries have established that Serena left the UK at Folkestone on the morning of 25 May on a Euro Tunnel train. Active lines of inquiry are being pursued to locate her.
"Anyone who may know Serena's whereabouts or who may have seen her as she travelled through Folkestone - probably in the company of an older person - should call officers at Wandsworth CID on 020 3276 2588."
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A statement issued by the school on Saturday said: "You may already be aware that one of our Year 8 pupils is missing.
"The pupil and her family are in our thoughts and prayers at this difficult time.
"The situation is being managed by the police and we are in liaison with them and the pupil's parents.
"If you have any further information please contact the police urgently."
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