Missing boy found after mother's appeal
Rachel told reporters she just wanted to know her son "was safe"
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A teenager who had been missing from home for almost two weeks has been found safe and well, police have confirmed.
Ben, 15, from Fazakerley, Liverpool was found in the Merseyside area.
Merseyside Police said he had was last seen in Liverpool city centre on 3 April.
His mother Rachel had issued a plea for his return at a press conference on Monday.
She told reporters she had last heard from her son via a text message, adding: "He just put that he loves me, and he's sorry for everything."
Merseyside Police said there had been no confirmed sightings of Ben before he was found on Tuesday.
The force has thanked those people who shared their appeals.
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