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# Police search for missing 12-year-old Ipswich boy
- URL: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/police-search-for-missing-12-year-old-ipswich-boy/
- Published: 2025-02-19T13:26:13.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-16T15:21:00.000Z
- Description: Diesel Layton, 12, has been missing since Tuesday morning and was reported missing that evening.
- Author: Oliver Rouane-Williams
- Tags: News, Appeals, #article, #story-diesel-layton-missing, Suffolk Constabulary, #Import 2026-03-16 14:45

**Why it matters:** Diesel was last seen at 9:00 on Tuesday, 18 February, and is believed to have travelled to West Yorkshire.

![Diesel Layton](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/1e/291e4b7f-e551-4458-b546-61963954b22f/content/images/2026/03/1739971465-missing-diesel-layton-1.jpg)

Diesel Layton (Suffolk Constabulary)

**The details:** He is described as being of stocky build, around 5ft 6ins in height, with short brown hair. He was last seen wearing a beige hooded top, grey jogging bottoms, and black shoes and was carrying a Nike rucksack.

Police believe he may have travelled via the train network to Wakefield, West Yorkshire.

**What to do:** Anyone who has seen Diesel or knows of his whereabouts should contact police quoting CAD 286 of 18 February via:

- Website: [https://www.suffolk.police.uk/ro/report/mp/v3.1/add-something-reported-missing/report-a-sighting-of-a-missing-person/](https://www.suffolk.police.uk/ro/report/mp/v3.1/add-something-reported-missing/report-a-sighting-of-a-missing-person/?ref=ipswich.co.uk)
- Phone: 101

Alternatively, the public can use Suffolk Police's Live Chat service by clicking the icon at the bottom right corner of their website.

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