Police are urgently appealing for the whereabouts of a missing woman that disappeared yesterday (July 12).

Officers from Cleveland Police have turned to members of the public to help find 36-year-old Shabana Hussain, who was last seen in the Thornaby area.

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Shabana was last seen around 1:30pm on Wednesday 12th July in the Mandale area of Thornaby.

She is described as slim build, 5ft 4” tall, with black hair and brown eyes.

Anyone who may have seen Shabana or may know of her whereabouts is asked to contact Cleveland Police as a matter of urgency on 101, quoting incident number 137261.