A 17-YEAR-OLD boy has been missing from home for more than a week.

Caine O'Brien, from St Helens, has not been seen since Thursday, July 28.

However, police believe he was a passenger in a car that was stop checked in the Ruabon area of North Wales on Monday, August 1.

Caine is described as a white male, 5ft 11in tall, of medium build with collar length curly brown hair.

When last seen he was wearing a blue coat with a hood and blue tracksuit bottoms and carrying a black bag.

He is known to frequent the areas of St Helens, Liverpool, the Wrexham area of North Wales, Runcorn, Widnes, Warrington and Lancashire, including Skelmersdale.

Anyone who has seen Caine or knows of his whereabouts is asked to DM @MerPolCC or call 101.

Sightings can also be reported at this link.