Parents' fears for missing daughter

Jenna Bashir has never gone missing before say her parents

A 14-year-old girl who has not been home for 10 days may be with someone she met over the internet, her parents fear.

Jenna Bashir from Chiswick, west London, left home at 1230 BST on 5 July, saying she was going to a friend's house .

She has made contact from her mobile phone a few times, but it is not known where she is or who she is with.

Police say they are increasingly concerned for her safety.

They believe she has taken money with her although it is not thought she has taken any additional clothing.

She had told her parents when they last saw her she was visiting a friend in nearby Ealing, but never returned.

We suspect she may be in the company of unknown males that she's met over the internet Det Sgt Vince Harte

After she went missing her father Mohamed Bashir found pictures of her on a website.

She had posted them on the internet along with personal details, giving a false age of 17.

"I was mortified," Mr Bashir told BBC London.

"The sort of pictures, not only of Jenna but of other children. There's no way of telling whether these children are 12, 13, 14 or whatever age."

Detective Sergeant Vince Harte of Hounslow's Missing Person's Unit told BBC London they believe she may be in south London.

"We're becoming increasingly concerned for Jenna's welfare. She's only 14, she's been away from home for 10 days.

"We suspect she may be in the company of unknown males that she's met over the internet."

They are appealing for anyone who has any information to contact them at Hounslow police station.