"We need him home": Sister of teenager missing without his phone or wallet issues emotional public appeal

The sister of a teenager who suddenly went missing without his phone or wallet has issued an emotional public appeal to help trace him, saying her family 'need him home'.

Alex Throup, 18, who has recently completed his A Levels exams, vanished after leaving his family home on Fog Lane, Didsbury, at some time on Monday evening (September 23).

His family believe he left at around 8.30pm while his parents were both out. They say they later reported him as missing to Greater Manchester Police when he failed to return.

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Alex, who is 6ft 4ins tall, was last thought to be wearing a brown leather jacket and black shorts. He is a white male with long, dark blonde hair.

His devastated sister Josie, who has shared a public appeal on social media, told the M.E.N that police are investigating a possible sighting at the Franco Manca restaurant in Didsbury on Monday evening.

The family were also informed of a potential sighting in Blackley on Tuesday afternoon, which is yet to be confirmed. Josie, along with her parents, spent the afternoon putting up posters and speaking to local residents in the area - but efforts have so far resulted in no major leads.

"We have reported it to hospitals in the area and my parents made the police report this morning," Josie said. "My parents were both out in the evening, so we are assuming it would have been around 8.30pm when he left.

"He doesn't have his phone with him, and we aren't sure if he has any money with him either because he doesn't have his wallet. The police have been speaking to us regularly but we haven't had any updates yet."

The family are now urging