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‘Severely autistic’ five-year-old boy who ran away from school in North London is found safe and well

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A BOY aged five with severe autism has been found after running away from school this morning.

Nicholas was last seen on Oakleigh Park South in Whetstone, North London.

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Nicholas ran away from school

Police tweeted an urgent appeal but he has now been found safe and well.

MPS Barnet originally tweeted at 9.30am: "HIGH RISK MISSING CHILD

"Police are actively looking for Nicholas, 5 years old, who is severely autistic and has run away from his school in the last 20 mins."

They later added: "Thank you very much to everyone who shared our High Risk #missingperson tweet for Nicholas this morning.

"He's been found safe and well."

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