“LILL, I LOVE YOU SO SO MUCH” — HEARTBROKEN MUM MAKES DESPERATE PLEA AS MISSING GIRL, 13, VANISHES AFTER BOARDING BUS

A heartbroken mother has made an emotional plea for her 13-year-old daughter to come home, as a major search continues nearly a week after the teenager disappeared.

Lillia Lloyd Walton, from Bolton, Greater Manchester, was last seen on Saturday, September 12, when CCTV captured her at the Trafford Centre.

Police believe she boarded the 247 bus toward Altrincham at around 1:50 p.m.

But investigators still do not know where she got off.

“MY HEART IS BREAKING WITHOUT YOU HERE”

Lillia was reported missing after leaving her home in Bolton at around 8 p.m. on Friday, September 11 and failing to return.

In a heartbreaking appeal released by Greater Manchester Police, her mother Jessica addressed her directly.

“Lill, I love you so so much,” she said.

“My heart is breaking without you here. I need to know you are safe. We all need you back home safe and well.”

Police Chief Superintendent Helen Critchley also made a direct appeal to the teenager.

“Lillia, if you see this appeal, please know your family love you, miss you and just want to know that you are safe,” she said.

“You are not in any trouble. They simply want you to come home.”

 THE LAST KNOWN MOVEMENT

Investigators have been working to piece together Lillia’s movements after she left home.

Police confirmed she was seen on CCTV in Manchester city centre and at the Trafford Centre on Saturday.

The last confirmed sighting came at approximately 1:50 p.m., when she was seen boarding the 247 bus.

The crucial unanswered question is what happened next.

Police do not currently know how long Lillia remained on the bus or exactly where she got off.

Officers are therefore appealing directly to anyone who travelled on the 247 route around that time and may remember seeing her.

 POLICE ASK PUBLIC TO CHECK CCTV

Greater Manchester Police is also asking residents and businesses to check CCTV, dashcam footage, Ring doorbells and other security recordings that could help establish where Lillia went after the last confirmed sighting.

Anyone who has had contact or conversations with Lillia since she went missing is also being asked to come forward.

Police have stressed that their priority is finding the teenager safe and well.

 WHAT LILLIA LOOKS LIKE

Lillia is described as a slim white girl, around 5ft 5in tall, with long light-brown hair and clear-frame glasses.

At the time of her disappearance, she was wearing:

• A black zip-up hooded jacket
• Light-blue, wide-leg or baggy jeans/trousers
• A black Nike backpack

Police are urging anyone who may have seen her, particularly around Manchester and along the 247 bus route, to contact investigators.

 A FAMILY WAITING FOR HER TO COME HOME

For Jessica and Lillia’s family, every passing day brings more uncertainty.

But their message to the teenager remains simple: she is loved, she is not in trouble, and they want her home.

The investigation remains ongoing, with officers continuing to examine CCTV and other information that could help establish Lillia’s movements.

For now, her family is waiting for the one piece of news they desperately want to hear:

Lillia is safe.