A 32-YEAR-OLD mental health patient is missing after he walked out of Lewisham Hospital.

Jermaine Brissett was being treated at the hospital but left there at about 4.30pm on Saturday (March 16) and has not been seen since.

He is described as black, 6ft tall and of slender build with a goatee beard.

When he was last seen he was wearing black trousers and a black leather jacket with a grey hoodie underneath.

The police say the public should not approach him but instead call the CID at Lewisham on 07788 916864. In an emergency always call 999.