Missing girl put photos on internet

Jenna Bashir lied about her age

Detectives have renewed appeals for information to trace a teenage girl who went missing after posting photographs of herself on the internet.

Jenna Bashir, 14, who placed her picture and personal details on a contact website, giving a false age of 17, has not been seen for 12 days.

But police have said she called her family and friends this week to say she is safe and has money.

Her father Mohamed discovered her entry after hearing of the circumstances in which 12-year-old Shevaun Pennington - who was reunited with her parents on Wednesday after a five-day search - ran off with a former US Marine.

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

"The sort of pictures, not only of Jenna but of other children.

Jenna Bashir has never gone missing before say her parents

"There's no way of telling whether these children are 12, 13, 14 or whatever age."

Jenna has been missing from her Chiswick home in west London, since about 1230 BST on 5 July, when she told her parents she was going to a friend's house.

Detective Sergeant Vince Harte of Hounslow police said: "We're becoming increasingly concerned for Jenna's welfare. She's only 14.

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

Jenna is described as 5ft 8ins, of dark-skinned European appearance, with brown eyes and dark brown, braided hair.

She was last seen wearing blue Levis jeans, grey Nike trainers, a red polo shirt, with a "Playgirl" bunny motif and a pale hooded Ted Baker sweatshirt.

Police are appealing for anyone who has information regarding her whereabouts to contact the Missing Persons Unit at Hounslow police station on 020 8247 6224 or the control room on 020 8577 1212.