FEARS are growing for the safety of a young boy and his mother, who have both been missing from their Chingford home for nearly three months.

Diedra O'Brien, 41, and her six-year-old son Airon were last seen on July 10 outside the property in Burnside Avenue.

Police believe they may still be in the Waltham Forest area and are anxious to trace them as soon as possible.

Anyone who knows of their whereabouts or has any information that may help in locating them should, contact the Waltham Forest Missing Persons Unit at Walthamstow Police Station on 8345 3211 or 0208 556 8855.

Alternatively contact the charity Missing People on 0500 700 700.