"I am dying to see you but I don't know where you are," says heartbroken mother

A distraught mother has penned a heartbreaking letter to her six-year-old son after he disappeared with his father.

Leyla Dad also issued an emotional plea to members of the public, begging them to help her find Mani who is currently at the centre of family court litigation.

Mani disappeared from his home in Kielce, Poland, in January, and is thought to be in the UK with his dad Zayn Dean, 47.

After courts allowed lawyers to reveal details of the case in a bid to track the child down, 33-year-old Ms Dad wrote a letter to Mani in the hope it will help find him.

She wrote, "Please, please do not worry baby I promise I will see you very soon.

"I miss you so much I am dying to see you but I don't know where you are. You are my baby and I don't know where you are.

"I know that we will see each other again soon, and when you are older I can explain this all to you, and you will know that I would never ever, ever want to be separated from you. This is killing me.

"You are always with me, you've always been with me, you are always in my heart and you always will be.

"When I see you I will squeeze you so tight and never let you go.

"When we are back together everything can go back to normal and I promise you that you will be safe and nothing will ever change that.

"You probably don't know what's happening and I wish you were here so I could make you feel better.

"Please, please do not worry. I know it has been a long time since I saw you but I love you so much and you are in my heart and in my thoughts every second of every day.

"I promise we will be together again soon my baby.

"I love you from the moon and back and all the universe too.

"I hope and pray every day that anyone out there who sees this letter and sees your photo and sees your father's photo that they report it as soon as possible so that we can be together again and be together forever.

"Please, please can anyone out there who reads this please help me find my baby boy.

"Mani I love you so much and I miss you every second of every day. I promise you will never be away from me ever again. I am, and will be, with you always.

"Your Mama."

According to lawyers in the case, the couple married in England in 2008 then moved to Poland in 2013.

They said in 2014 Mr Dean returned to England and Mani stayed with his mother in Poland.

Lawyers said Ms Dad had agreed that her estranged husband could take Mani on a "short trip" to Warsaw in January 2015, but Mani never came home.