Various missing children cases worldwide - plus the occasional adult

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4338460/Police-launch-appeal-girl-vanishes-school.html

With a name like that, I think I'd have run away from home!

Of course I hope that all will be well here.

P.S. She's safe.

http://westbridgfordwire.com/missing-schoolgirl-found-safe-well/

That's good then. I wonder if Missing People were on the case with it.... Nope I thought not.

Off topic - but just heard about a car driving into the house of commons and a bloke being shot.......

Nothing online about it though.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4345246/Fears-growing-missing-13-year-old-Patrick-Casey.html

Fears are growing for a 13-year-old boy who has been missing for nearly a week after failing to meet up with a friend he was going to visit
Patrick Casey, 13, has been missing for almost a week since Saturday, March 18
He left his home in Frinton-on-Sea, Essex but failed to meet up with a friend
Police are urging anyone with information to contact them on 101

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4363438/Two-women-bailed-mother-run-sons.html

Police release two women aged 36 and 62 on bail as they search across Europe for a missing mother accused of abducting her young sons
Samantha Baldwin, 42, is wanted by police after disappearing with her two sons
She was last seen with Dylan, six, and Lewis, nine, in Nottingham on Monday
She does not have custody of her sons and is wanted on suspicion of abduction
Two women aged 62 and 36 bailed after arrest on suspicion of assisting offender

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4364932/Elizabeth-Smart-kidnapping-similar-Tennessee-teen.html

Elizabeth Smart's father says student, 15, snatched by teacher, 50, is like his daughter and being 'manipulated' by her captor as $10K reward is being offered to teen if she escapes
Edward Smart, whose daughter Elizabeth was kidnapped in 2002, said that there are many similarities between her case and that of Elizabeth Thomas
He said that the men who snatched the young girls used manipulation to keep them under their spell and afraid to run off or seek help
Smart was just 14 when she was taken from her bedroom at knifepoint on June 5, 2002 by Brian David Mitchell from her bedroom in Utah
Thomas, 15, was stolen from her family by her teacher Tad Cummins earlier this month
A former co-worker of Cummins is offering a $10,000 reward to Thomas if she escapes from her captor and returns home

How I hate the word "stolen" being used to describe humans rather than property!

I won't go into how dodgy the Elizabeth Smart case is.

As for the new "theft" here's a report in The Sun - it's a theft from the whole community!

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3146339/girl-15-who-was-abducted-by-teacher-50-changed-her-social-media-profile-to-wife-before-disppearing/

A very similar case from 6 months earlier which has yet to be resolved.

http://www.kctv5.com/story/33288936/five-years-later-new-theories-revealed-in-baby-lisa-irwins-disappearance

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4371490/Police-launch-search-boy-vanished-home.html

Police launch desperate search for boy, 10, who vanished from his home this morning
Layton Anderson-Flecther dissapeared from his Oxfordshire home at 9.30am
He was wearing a grey hoodie, blue trousers and black Nike trainers
The brown-haired, short ten-year-old's disaperence has left his family concerned

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4373314/Pictured-missing-high-risk-mother-two-sons.html

Fresh pictures emerge of missing 'high risk' mother, 42, who 'is on the run with her two sons' as friends launch a fundraising appeal for her
Samantha Baldwin is wanted by police after disappearing with her two sons
She was last seen with Dylan, six, and Lewis, nine, in Nottingham on Monday
She does not have custody of her sons and is wanted on suspicion of abduction
Police have warned that Baldwin poses 'a risk of harm' to the two young boys

Here is the GoFundMe link.

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/friendsofsamanthabaldwin

It is unusual for mothers not to be given custody of their children. Obviously we need to hear both sides of the story with independent witnesses.

Another mother who has disappeared with her 2 young children:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4378122/Mother-36-disappeared-children-aged-11-five.html

Police searching for a mother, 36, who disappeared with her two children aged 11 and five two weeks ago
Kathryn King last seen on March 22 and family reported her missing on March 29
Disappeared with her daughter Courtney Conlon, 11, and son Harley Everitt, 5
Police appealing for public's help in finding the family from Burton, Staffordshire

Haven't read this yet

Helicopter search launched for nine-year-old boy missing from his home
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/helicopter-search-launched-nine-year-10154386#ICID=ios_TMNewsApp_AppShare_Click_Other

Thanks for posting that, DDL.

Hope they find the little lad.

Maybe this should not be included in the 'abduction nonsense' thread though and moved to the 'missing children' thread, Mods?


Done.

I just read another article about it.

It looks initially that the parents last saw him at bed time and then he left for school before they woke up/checked (as it's believed he was wearing his uniform) except he didn't turn up for school.

Will see what develops with this one, but hope he's found safely and quickly. Probably just fancied a day off school.

http://www.sunderlandecho.com/our-region/newcastle-gateshead/missing-schoolboy-josh-dinning-found-after-vanishing-overnight-1-8474365

Police have thanked everyone for their help in the search for a missing boy who has now been found.

Josh Dinning, nine, sparked an all-out search and public appeal after going missing overnight.

But officers have now announced the boy has been found.

A spokesman said: "We have found missing nine-year-old Josh Dinning safe and well.

"Thank you to everyone who took the time to share the appeal. The response was amazing and Josh is now safely back with his family."

For crying out loud.

Missing Dunston schoolboy Josh Dinning has been found safe and well - 'under his bed'

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/missing-dunston-schoolboy-josh-dinning-12842909

I remember a case with a similar outcome - posted here at the time - with a two-year-old boy.

Wait, what!?! Under his bed? Maybe should have stayed on the nonsense thread only joking, must've been hell at the time.

Andrew wrote:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4373314/Pictured-missing-high-risk-mother-two-sons.html

Fresh pictures emerge of missing 'high risk' mother, 42, who 'is on the run with her two sons' as friends launch a fundraising appeal for her
Samantha Baldwin is wanted by police after disappearing with her two sons
She was last seen with Dylan, six, and Lewis, nine, in Nottingham on Monday
She does not have custody of her sons and is wanted on suspicion of abduction
Police have warned that Baldwin poses 'a risk of harm' to the two young boys

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4385578/Missing-mother-Samantha-Baldwin-safe.html

BREAKING NEWS: Missing mother Samantha Baldwin has been found 'safe' with her sons Dylan and Louis
Samantha Baldwin went missing with her sons from Nottingham at the end of March
The trio were not seen for more than a week and police launched an urgent appeal for her to contact them
This morning, Nottingham Police confirm she had been found 'safe' with her sons

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4387168/Police-appeal-missing-Emily-Henslowe.html

Police launch desperate search for schoolgirl, 15, who disappeared after leaving home for school this morning
Emily Henslowe, 15, was last seen this morning but didn't turn up to school
Teen is from Highworth, Wiltshire and goes to Highworth Warneford School
Police are concerned and are asking anyone who sees Emily to call 999

I wonder if this one will be found hiding under her bed as well.

Hope she's found ASAP though.

It seems a bit premature to be raising the alarm for a teenager who didn't turn up at school.

Guinea Pig wrote:It seems a bit premature to be raising the alarm for a teenager who didn't turn up at school.

It's bizarre isn't it.

There was a helicopter dispatched and all sorts according to the Mirror article...

If they sent one out every time me and my mates did a bunk at 15 then it would be permanently in the air.

Same with me with bunking off P E lessons.......

When you think how many teenagers must go off on their own accord and a hue and cry isn't raised for every one, this is an odd case.

Here's another teenager who has gone missing:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4387726/Police-search-missing-boy-14-not-seen-24-hours.html

Police search for missing boy, 14, who was last seen in Doncaster more than 24 hours ago
Callum Radcliffe was last seen yesterday in Old Hall Road, Bentley at about 11am
South Yorkshire Police said officers are very concerned for Callum's welfare
The teenager has ginger hair and is of stocky build