“LILL, I LOVE YOU SO SO MUCH” — HEARTBROKEN MOTHER MAKES EMOTIONAL PLEA AS SEARCH FOR MISSING 13-YEAR-OLD LILLIA LLOYD WALTON CONTINUES

The mother of missing 13-year-old Lillia Lloyd Walton has made an emotional plea for her daughter to come home as the search enters its second week.

Lillia, from Bolton, Greater Manchester, was last seen at her home at around 8 p.m. on Friday, September 11, according to Greater Manchester Police.

When she failed to return home, her family reported her missing and police launched an investigation.

HER LAST CONFIRMED SIGHTING

Police say Lillia was later captured on CCTV in Manchester city centre and at the Trafford Centre.

Her last confirmed sighting came at around 1:50 p.m. on Saturday, September 12, when she was seen boarding the number 247 bus at the Trafford Centre.

The bus was travelling toward Altrincham.

However, investigators do not currently know how long Lillia remained on the bus or where she eventually got off.

That uncertainty has become a key part of the search.

Police are appealing to passengers who may have seen Lillia, as well as anyone with CCTV, doorbell or dashcam footage that could help establish her movements.

“MY HEART IS BREAKING WITHOUT YOU HERE”

As the days passed without news, Lillia’s mother, Jessica, made a direct emotional appeal to her daughter.

“Lill, I love you so so much,” Jessica said in a statement read by police.

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

Her message was followed by a reassurance from Chief Superintendent Helen Critchley of Greater Manchester Police.

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

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

POLICE CONTINUE TO TRACE HER MOVEMENTS

Greater Manchester Police said extensive enquiries have been carried out since Lillia was reported missing.

Officers are particularly interested in information from people who were travelling on the 247 bus on September 12.

They are also asking anyone who may have spoken with Lillia or had contact with her since she disappeared to come forward.

Police have published a missing-person appeal with photographs and identifying information in an effort to establish where she may have gone after leaving the bus.

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

At her last confirmed sighting, she was wearing a black zip-up hooded jacket, light-blue wide-leg jeans and carrying a black Nike backpack.

A FAMILY WAITING FOR HER TO COME HOME

For Jessica and the rest of Lillia’s family, every unanswered question has added to the anguish of the past several days.

There has been no confirmed sighting of Lillia since she boarded the bus.

Police have not publicly confirmed where she went after leaving it, and they continue to ask the public to provide even seemingly small pieces of information.

A CCTV clip, a doorbell recording, a dashcam video or a passenger’s memory could potentially help investigators reconstruct her movements.

For now, her family has one message they want Lillia herself to hear:

They love her. They miss her. And they want to know that she is safe.

Anyone with information about Lillia’s whereabouts is asked to contact Greater Manchester Police on 0161 856 3635, call 101, or provide information anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.