THE mother of a 14-year-old girl who has disappeared with her boyfriend and 11-month-old daughter has made a heartfelt appeal for her to return home.

Liz Marshall said she has been "worried sick" since daughter Tinishya and baby Sophie vanished with Howard Norman, 16, last Friday.

Speaking from her home in Southmead, yesterday, Mrs Marshall said her daughter was banned from seeing Howard, who is Sophie's father.

She said: "I'm desperate to hear from her.

" The last I saw of her was on Friday and she seemed perfectly normal and didn't mention anything about going away.

"She's gone on the run with her boyfriend Howard and we're worried sick.

"Friends of his told us they think they both planned to go to Devon together, so we think they may be there but we have no idea really.

"I just want her to get in touch so I know she's safe."

Mrs Marshall said that Tinishya's pregnancy when she was just 13 stunned the family.

She had been seeing Howard for about a year before becoming pregnant.

She continued to see him after the birth, despite being told not to.

Tinishya, who has a sister, Britney, ten, and brother Alfie, two, left school to give birth and Mrs Marshall said she had coped really well following the birth.

She said: "It's tough because of her age but she's done really well.

"She's never really struggled and has taken it all in her stride.

"But all the baby clothes are here at the house and I'm worried because she needs them.

"Britney's really worried about her sister but Alfie is too young to understand what's going on."

Tinishya was last seen pushing baby Sophie to the shops in a pink buggy at 3.30pm on Friday.

More than 1,000 people have joined a Facebook group to find the schoolgirl – leaving frantic messages urging Tinishya to come home.

"Friend Karen James said: "We all want you home noodles, please just ring and let us know you're OK."

When last seen Tinishya was wearing a black velour track suit with a white top underneath. Her daughter was wearing a red velour track suit.

Howard is white, 5ft 5 ins tall, with short mousy brown hair, and was wearing black tracksuit bottoms, a white T-shirt and white trainers.

Police believe that Tinishya and her child may be in North Somerset or may have travelled to Devon.

They are asking Tinishya or anyone spotting her and her daughter to contact them.

Anyone able to help is asked to contact police at Southmead on 0845 4567000 or call the charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via www.crimestoppers-uk.org.