Missing Hamilton teenager Jordan Verdi has been found safe and well following an emotional appeal from his disraught mother.

The 17-year-old had been missing from his home since Friday at 4.30pm sparking an urgent online appeal from his family members.

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His mother Charlotte Skilling confirmed this morning that the teenager had handed himself into Hamilton police station late last night and had been kept in overnight for questioning.

She said: "It has been the worst few days of my life but he is back and that's what counts."