An elderly man who "can get confused" has gone missing from Mitcham.

The 77-year-old Ernest Ricketts and was last seen wearing black trousers, blue shirt, blue raincoat with black stripes, black trainers and a black cap.

He also has dementia which is the reason he sometime gets confused.

As well as the general Merton area, he also has links to Croydon.

If you have any knowledge on his whereabouts you are asked to call police on 999 and quote 18MIS033434.