Parents are desperately trying to find their son who has gone missing from the National Autistic Unit.

Andrew Lincoln went missing from the unit at Bethlem Royal Hospital in Beckenham in the early hours of Saturday, August 17.

His father Richard Lincoln is appealing for the public's help to find Andrew, 19, and thinks he may have returned to the family's old home in Loose, Maidstone.

Mr Lincoln said: "He has no money, no phone and is unlikely to communicate or ask for help."

"Anyone in the Bromley, Croydon, London, Surrey and Kent areas please keep a lookout for my son.

"Andrew - if you happen to see this - please let us know that you're OK."

Anyone with information about Richard's whereabouts should call 101 or 0208 649 0145 quoting reference 19MIS032547.

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