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Patient missing from mental health unit found

Metropolitan Police A screengrab from CCTV of a white man with brown hair, wearing a red top, hoodie and large rucksack on his back. Metropolitan Police
Vasile Coceban was reported missing from the Park Royal Centre for Mental Health, but has now been found

Police have located a "high-risk" man who absconded from a mental health facility in Brent, west London, on Wednesday morning.

When launching an urgent appeal to find him, the force said it believed he posed a risk to the public.

Vasile Coceban who is 36, was reported missing by staff at the Park Royal Centre for Mental Health in Acton Lane at 10:32 BST.

The Metropolitan Police has since confirmed he has now been located.

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