The father of Amber Peat, a 13-year-old girl who died after running away from home, only discovered his teenage daughter was missing by reading about it on Facebook, it has been claimed.

Amber was reported missing last weekend after returning from a family holiday to Cornwall with her mother, Kelly, and stepfather Danny.

Days later the 13-year-old from Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, was found hanging near to their home. Police are not treating her death as suspicious.

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Amber Peat's father only learned she was missing by reading about her disappearance on Facebook, his mother has claimed

But while local police ploughed resources into finding the girl, Adrian Cook, her biological father, only learned she had disappeared by reading about it online, say relatives.

The 39-year-old's mother, Jennifer Lancaster, said her son is still reeling from not being included in the search for his daughter.

'It's a disgrace he had to find out this way,' she told The Sunday Times.

She added Amber may have been missing her father who she had not seen since moving to Nottinghamshire with her mother and her husband.

At the time of her disappearance, it was reported the teenager had no contact with Mr Cook.

The 13-year-old was found dead on Tuesday two days after going missing. Police are not treating her death as suspicious

Amber's mother Kelly and her stepfather Danny made emotional pleas for her return over the weekend

'The whole family is devastated. I can't imagine what has been so bad that Amber had to take her own life like this,' Ms Lancaster added.

'I think she was upset about not seeing her dad. But I don't know how things have got to this.'

Amber was reported as missing last Saturday after returning home from a family holiday to Cornwall.

The teenager had rowed with her mother over who was going to clean out a cool box used to store sandwiches on the trip when she went missing.

Her body was discovered on Tuesday in a hedgerow near her family's home. Her father only discovered she had gone missing the previous day, Ms Lancaster claimed.

He was notified of her death by police, she also said.

Nottinghamshire Police could not confirm her claims when contacted by MailOnline this morning.

Following the discovery of Amber's body officers thanked members of the community for taking part in a wide search for the teenager.

Mr Cook, 39, is understood to be living in Scotland.

Police discovered the youngster's body following a wide manhunt in which hundreds of local people took part



