Search for missing Belfast boy

David McCormick has been missing for three weeks

Police concerned for the safety of a Belfast teenager who has been missing for three weeks believe he may be in Scotland.

Officers in Northern Ireland said David McCormick, 16, from the north of the city, could be in Midlothian.

They are concerned that David, who suffers from epilepsy, does not have his medication with him.

He has been missing from his home since Wednesday, 15 October.

The teenager speaks with a Belfast accent and is described as 4ft 6in tall, of slight build with brown eyes and short black hair.

They have appealed for anyone who may have information on his whereabouts to contact Tennent Street station in Belfast on 02890 650 222 or their local police station.