Found : Police say they have found missing 10-year-old Malakhi Chijiutomi-Ghosh . A seriously-ill ten-year-old who sparked a huge hunt when he went missing this morning has been found miles from his home . Malakhi Chijiutomi-Ghosh , who suffers from Adrenal Hyperplasia , left his home in Thornton Heath , south London at around 6am this morning . He was this afternoon found by an off-duty police officer in Hertfordshire . A police spokesman said : 'Malakhi Chijiutomi-Ghosh has been found this afternoon by an off duty police officer in Hertfordshire . 'He has been taken to hospital as a precautionary measure . ' Earlier today , police urgently appealed for anyone who may have seen the runaway to come forward . His disappearance was said to be completely out of character and his family were 'distraught ' . Their worry had been made all the worse by the fact that Malakhi suffers from Adrenal Hyperplasia which requires medication three times per day . A boy matching his description had been seen at a bus stop in Streatham Common at 8am , an hour after CCTV spotted him in Thornton Heath High Street heading towards the railway station . A Scotland Yard spokesman had said earlier today : 'It is vital that he is found so that medication can be administered . Having received no medication today there is a very real chance that he may have already fallen into a coma . ' Police officers were seen searching parks in south London before the news came through that he had been found . Congenital adrenal hyperplasia ( COH ) is a genetic condition causing swelling of the adrenal glands . It leads to a decrease in the blood level of cortisol , the stress hormone , and an increase in the levels of other hormones . Scroll down for video . Lacking cortisol means that the body is less able to cope with stress , either emotionally or physically , which can be life threatening . Children with CAH need to have their hormone levels regularly monitored and are prescribed drugs to replacement cortisol and aldosterone , which they take every day for the rest of their lives . CAH affects between one in 10,000 and one in 18,000 children born each year . Hunt : Police searched a park in south London today as the search for the missing 10-year-old was stepped up . Search : Malakhi had been seen walking along Thornton Heath High Street in south London this morning .
Youngster has inherited condition which requires regular medication . Schoolboy disappeared from south Hertfordshire home sparking huge hunt . He was seen , alone , walking towards a nearby station this morning . It emerged this afternoon that he has now been found in London .