* UPDATE - Police confirmed this afternoon (August 10) that Sediqullah has been found safe and well. *

Police have found a 16-year-old after a three-day search in Oxford.

Sediqullah was last seen in Headington on Wednesday, August 7 and was believed to be in the areas around Cowley Road, Oxford Road and Templars Square.

Police issued an appeal for information in the early hours of Saturday, August 10 after the teenager was reported missing.

An update from Thames Valley Police at around 4pm confirmed Sediqullah, whose surname was not disclosed, had been found safe and well.

The force thanked those who had assisted with the search for him in a statement.

Thames Valley Police guidance states missing people will not be in trouble and that it is not wasting officers’ time to report someone as missing.