Charlie: Urgent appeal for help to find six-year-old missing from Mernda

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Charlie was last seen in Mernda on December 24 with a family member.
Charlie was last seen in Mernda on December 24 with a family member. Credit: Victoria Police

Police have appealed for public help to find a six-year-old boy missing in Victoria.

Concerns are held for the welfare of Charlie who was last seen in the Melbourne suburb of Mernda on December 24 with a family member.

He is described as 140cm tall with short brown hair.

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Charlie was last seen wearing a black hooded jumper over charcoal pants with black sneakers and blue headphones.

Police have shared an image of Charlie in the hopes that someone may have information on his whereabouts.

Anyone who sees Charlie is urged to contact Mernda Police Station on (03) 9216 1200.

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