Patient from mental health facility goes missing in Beckenham

Police are appealing for help to find a man who has absconded from a mental health facility in Beckenham.

Abderrahmane Ariba, 30, was last seen at around 9.30am on Sunday while on an escorted walk.

Officers believe he has travelled to the Marble Arch area of Westminster, as well as Croydon, since he was last seen. Extensive enquiries are ongoing to find him.

He is described as 5ft 5ins tall and of large build. When last seen, he was wearing a blue polka dot T-shirt, black tracksuit trousers and black trainers.

Members of the public are advised not to approach him. For any immediate sighting, please call 999.

If you know of his whereabouts, please call 101 quoting reference CAD 441/22Jul.

Pictured top: Abderrahmane Ariba (Picture: The Met)