A FAMILY who issued an appeal to trace a boy who had gone missing from home in York say he has now been located.

An appeal was put out on Twitter by the family of a youngster called Alfie who went missing from home at 4.30pm yesterday (April 1).

However, shortly after 3.30pm today, Thursday, the boy's mum Hannah Bruin tweeted to confirm that Alfie had been located.

York Press: