Growing concern for 11-year-old twins missing from Leicestershire home

Twin 11-year-old girls have gone missing from their Leicestershire home as police appeal for information from the public.

Gracie and Millie Bennett were reported missing shortly after 8.30pm on Tuesday and both their family and police are concerned for their welfare.

Both girls went missing from Mountsorrel, south of Loughborough.

The girls have been described by Leicestershire Police as white, 4ft 8ins tall and of slim build.

They both have straight, dark brown hair below their shoulders.

Millie is wearing a black Nike Tech jumper, black jeans and white high-top Nike trainers.

Gracie is wearing a navy blue hoodie with the initials ‘MB’ on the chest, blue jeans and white Puma trainers.

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One of the girls is also carrying a cream-coloured backpack, while the other may have a navy backpack with white spots.

Anyone who has seen the girls, or knows of their whereabouts, is asked to call 101, quoting incident 619 of 10 May.