by Helen Fairley

Please come home Leonie.

That is the heartfelt plea from the mum of a vulnerable 15-year-old girl who has been missing from her Loose home since Friday, August 21.

Teenager Leonie, who is 12 weeks pregnant, has not been seen since she left her home at 5.20pm that evening. She claimed to be popping out to see a friend but never turned up.

Now, 22 days after she was last seen, mum Cathy, 44, and dad Mark are desperate to find out where their daughter could be.

Cathy said: "It is hell not knowing where she is. Life just feels so empty, dark and horrible.
"Leonie is a very lively, personable, loud, vibrant, person and the minute she is not in your life, you life feels empty."

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Leonie is described as white with a freckled complexion, dyed black shoulder-length hair with a number of earrings. She is slim, around 5ft 8ins tall and was last seen wearing a beige top, white jeans and white ballet pumps.
Police believe she could either be in London or North Kent.

Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to call police in Maidstone on 01622 690055 or Missing People on 0500 700 700.