Friends Jayden Hassan and J’Nea Beecher, 14, missing after telling parents they were having a sleepover at each other's house.

Two school girls have gone missing after they told their parents they were spending the night at each others home.

Jayden Hassan and J’Nea Beecher, both aged 14, were last seen leaving J’Nea’s house in Nunhead, South London on Monday, August 6, at about 4pm. 

They told their parents they were sleeping over at each other's houses, the Croydon Advertiser reports. However, by Tuesday afternoon, August 7, both sets of parents realized that their daughters weren't where they said they would be and contacted police.

Metropolitan Police are investigating their disappearance and believe both the girls are likely to be together. Officers believe they may be in the Essex area.