A NINE-YEAR-OLD boy who had been missing from home has been found safe and well by police officers.

The child, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was found in the Highercroft area of Blackburn and returned home yesterday afternoon.

The boy went missing at 6pm on Thursday following a family row at his home in Blackburn.

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