Basildon: Missing Mum And Son Found

21 August 2013, 13:28 | Updated: 22 August 2013, 15:37

A mother and her son from Basildon who went missing after social services tried to take him into care, have been found in Edinburgh.

28 year-old Michelle Kay was reported missing after Essex Social Services turned up at her home on Mellow Purgess Close on Friday (16 August) to take her one year-old son into their care. 

Essex Police said they are concerned for their welfare and say they have information to suggest they may have gone to Scotland. 

After their disappearance Supt Nick Morris from Essex Police, who was leading the search said: "We are concerned for the welfare of both mother and child and need to find them as soon as possible." 

Earlier today, it was confirmed both mother and child were found in the Scottish capital Edinburgh.