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Missing man is found safe

09:14, 04 October 2010

updated: 09:14, 04 October 2010

A Medway man who had been missing for two weeks has been found safe and well in London. Police were concerned for the welfare of Louis Handley-Benjamin, after he went missing from his home in Rochester.

Louis Handley-Benjamin
Louis Handley-Benjamin

Mr Handley-Benjamin, of Secretan Road, had last made contact with his family on Monday, September 20 when he called from a pay phone in London.

It is believed the 33-year-old, pictured left, was in the city looking for work and could possibly have been sleeping rough.

He was last seen wearing dirty Reebok trainers, blue tracksuit bottoms and a black coat with grey knitted sleeves.

But today, polic said he had been found safe and well after being spotted by the Metropolitan police at a park in London at about 2.30pm.

Officers said they would like to thank the media for their help with the appeal to locate him.

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