A boy who went missing just two days before Christmas has been found.
George Patterson, 12, left his father’s home in Blunts Hall Road in Witham on Sunday afternoon, following a row with his family.
He did not have a mobile phone or any cash with him when he left.
Police launched a search of the River Walk in Witham on Christmas eve but did not find him.
He worried family also launched a media appeal.
A spokesman from Essex Police said George was found on Christmas eve night.
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