Man arrested on suspicion of abduction over disappearance of 15-year-old girl

Man arrested and bailed pending further inquiries

Schoolgirl Joddielea Burgess is still yet to be found after going missing near Meadowhall in Sheffield (South Yorkshire Police)

A man has been arrested on suspicion of abduction after a 15-year-old girl went missing in Sheffield.

The 19-year-old was arrested after Joddielea Burgess, who has still not been found, went missing near Meadowhall on Friday.

South Yorkshire Police said the man was bailed pending further enquiries.

The missing teenager is described as white, roughly 5ft 3ins tall, with shoulder-length straight brown hair.

She was last seen at around 8.15am on Friday in the Barrow Road area, close to Meadowhall Shopping Centre.

She was wearing blue jeans, white trainers, a short black coat with a fur hood and a black cross-body bag, police said.

South Yorkshire Police launched an urgent appeal for more information to help find her.

In a statement, they said: “We’re continuing to appeal for help to find missing Joddielea, 15, who was last seen at around 8.15am on Friday in the Barrow Road area of Sheffield, close to Meadowhall.

“She was last seen wearing blue jeans, white trainers, a short black coat with a fur hood and a black cross-body bag. She is white, approximately 5ft 3ins tall, with shoulder-length, straight, brown hair.

“A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of abduction and bailed pending further enquiries.”

Anyone with information should call police on 101.