- Boy, 12, disappeared on Saturday morning
- He was found safe and well after midday on Monday
A 12-year-old boy with Down syndrome and autism who was missing for two days in Sydney‘s west has been found safe and well.
Hussein Al Mansoory, aged 12, was last seen running from Auburn Memorial Park towards the intersection of Station Road and Rawson Street, Auburn, at about 10.30am on Saturday.
A major search operation was launched including with the help of the police air wing and 100 SES volunteers who were scouring backyards in the area.
Police confirmed Hussein was found safe and well in Auburn at about 12.40pm on Monday. He is receiving medical care.
Hussein Al Mansoory, aged 12, was last seen running from Auburn Memorial Park towards the intersection of Station Road and Rawson Street, Auburn, at about 10.30am on Saturday
Hussein had last been seen wearing just a t-shirt and nappy, and was also barefoot.
CCTV captured Hussein, who is also non-verbal, at Auburn station on Saturday but police say he did not board a train.
NSW Police Superintendent Simon Glasser had earlier said there was nothing to suggest anything sinister was behind the 12-year-old’s disappearance.
‘We’re highly concerned, this is as high risk as it gets for us,’ Superintendent Glasser told reporters before the boy was found.
‘He’s 12-years-old, special needs and he’s been out and about by himself for 48 hours now.’
Hussein Al Mansoory, aged 12, disappeared from Auburn Memorial Park at about 10.30am on Saturday
He said Hussein’s family had been ‘quite distraught’. The child was known to run away but was usually found quickly.
‘The footage of him in the shirt and nappy shows just how vulnerable he is,’ Superintendent Glasser said.
There were grave fears Hussein may have been without water and food for those two days, when temperatures soared above 30C.
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The boy was seen wandering alone at Auburn train station on Saturday
