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The best hope of solving the mystery disappearance of Sydney toddler Rahma el-Dennaoui now lies in a member of the public coming forward with information, police say. Police believe she may have been abducted after an exhaustive search of the south-western Sydney neighbourhood in which she vanished from her home on November 10 has failed to find any trace of the 19-month-old girl. Rahma was last seen sleeping between her sisters in her Lurnea bedroom about 2am (AEDT) on November 10. An extensive search of the area, including nearby dams, marshes and creeks was called off last Monday after it failed to find any sign of the toddler. Detectives are continuing to doorknock the area and speak to residents, as well as questioning members of Rahma's large extended family. They have not given up hope of finding her alive, a state crime command spokeswoman said. "From our point of view we're hopeful she's still alive and so's her family," the spokeswoman said. "They're praying a lot and doing pleas to the public (along with) some media in the hope that it will generate interest and that the community are aware." It appeared increasingly likely Rahma had been abducted, with police probing the possibility she had been taken by a childless couple or woman, she said. "That's where help from the public is obviously crucial," she said. "Members of the public would notice that there was a child where there hadn't been a child before, people might hear a child crying where they might not have heard a child crying before." The results of forensic tests on the torn flyscreen from Rahma's bedroom window were also expected in the next few days, she said, but were only one of a number of avenues police were following. Sydney Morning Herald (12-11-2005) |
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MISSING Sydney toddler Rahma El-Dennaoui may have been taken by a couple or a woman desperate for a child, police say. "We would like the public to keep an eye out for any out-of-character behaviour," chief investigator Detective Superintendent Peter Cotter said. "If they notice a small child at their neighbour's home when before there wasn't one, we would like to know about it." The 19 month old has been missing for 10 days. She was last seen by her parents at 2am on November 10 when they checked her as she slept on a double bed with two of her sisters. The family posed for photographs yesterday for the first time as police dismissed any suggestion they were involved in Rahma's disappearance. Investigations have focused on a large tear in the flyscreened window above Rhama's bed and the back door, which was unlocked the night she vanished. Superintendent Cotter said police were treating the case as "absolutely genuine". "There is no suggestion the family is involved in any way in the child's disappearance," he said. "They are a decent, loving family. They are devastated and deserve the public's sympathy." Rahma's father, Hosayn, said yesterday the family was still in shock. "I feel like I am walking around in a dream. It is like I cannot wake up," he said. "Now I make sure all the doors are locked and I don't let my children out of my sight." Mr El-Dennaoui said Rahma's seven young siblings had written letters to their missing sister. The heartbreaking notes contain messages such as: "Rahma is the most beautiful sister" and "Rahma, where are you?" One of the youngest children had simply written Rahma's name repeatedly in capital letters. Mr El-Dennaoui said the children had had trouble sleeping since their sister vanished. "They are frightened, especially my oldest. She is too scared to go out." Mr El-Dennaoui's sister, who did not want to be named, said the family were praying that Rahma was being cared for by somebody. "But it has been 10 days now. "I can't think about that too much. It's so hard to stop yourself from thinking the worst," she said. "I think somebody has taken her. If she was lost, somebody would have picked her up and taken her to the police station." Sunday Telegraph (20-11-2005) Marnie O'Neill |
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Police today will review the search for a 19-month-old girl missing from her Sydney home since Thursday, saying they have not uncovered a single clue as to her whereabouts. The toddler, Rahma el-Dennaoui, disappeared from her home in suburban Lurnea some time after 2am on November 10, when her parents last checked on her. She had been sharing a bed with two young sisters and they woke about 8am to find Rahma missing. One hundred police, Rural Fire Service and State Emergency Service workers searched creeks, marsh, and scrubland yesterday. But Detective Superintendent Peter Cotter said police had been unable to find any evidence that might provide a clue as to what happened to Rahma. He said the search would continue until today before officers reassessed the situation. "We will be continuing, but of course, you can only go over the same ground so many times," he said. On Friday, Rahma's father Hosayn el-Dennaoui made a public appeal to the public for help to find his "beautiful girl". Sunday Mail (13-11-2005) |
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The distraught father of a 19-month-old Sydney girl who disappeared from her bed has made a desperate appeal for public help, as police admit they are baffled by the case. Rahma el-Dennaoui has been missing from her home in Hill Rd, Lurnea, since after 2am on Thursday, when her parents last checked on her. When her siblings woke about 8am, the little girl, who had been sharing a bed with her young sisters, was gone. Her disappearance has confounded police, who are at a loss to say if the girl was abducted or if she simply wandered off. As the search for Rahma, last seen in her pink pyjamas, continued yesterday plice said at this stage there were no signs of foul play. Adelaide Advertiser (12-11-2005) |
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