A dementia sufferer has gone missing from a care home in the borough.

Police are looking for 59-year-old Joseph Ward who was last seen at a care home in Mitcham on Tuesday, October 28 at 3pm.

He suffers from dementia and diabetes and requires medication.

He is white, of medium build, 5ft 11ins,with grey hair and balding on top. He was last seen wearing a light blue shirt and a light blue cardigan with jogging bottoms which are believed to be grey.

He has previously been found in Sutton and Brixton.

Anyone with information should contact Merton Misper Unit on 0208 649 4072, 101 or Missing People via 116000.