US EditionFamily of Father on Run for Years with Three Children in Dense Wilderness Urges Him to Come Home | News Channel 3-12
Thomas Callam Phillips is wanted for armed robbery and is believed to be living off-grid with his three children, with police offering a $52,000 reward for information on their whereabouts.
- In December 2021, Thomas Callam Phillips disappeared into the remote wilderness of New Zealand, taking his three children—Ember, Maverick, and Jayda—with him, and their whereabouts have not been discovered since.
- Phillips is wanted on multiple charges, including a May 2023 armed bank robbery, and police allege he has been aided by a female accomplice during his time off-grid.
- Although the children have often been sighted and police investigations continue, they have not been in touch with their mother, Cat, who has made heartfelt pleas for their safe return because of concerns about their health.
- Rozzi Phillips expressed the family's strong desire for Thomas to come home, reading a letter from their mother lamenting "what could have been if you had not gone away" and emphasizing the children's innocence.
- Police continue to investigate without updates, offer a NZ$80,000 reward for information, and remain seriously concerned for the children’s welfare, especially Ember who needs medical care unavailable in the wilderness.
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'Hurts every time': Family speaks out after kids hidden in bush for three years
The family of a fugitive father who's been hiding his three children in the dense New Zealand wilderness for nearly four years has spoken publicly for the first time since they disappeared.Thomas Callam Phillips vanished with his children in December 2021, and despite several sightings, appeals for help, and a police search, the family's location remains unknown.Police are seriously concerned for the children, Ember, Maverick, and Jayda – believ…
The family of a runaway father who has been hiding his three children in the dense jungle of New Zealand for nearly four years spoke publicly for the first time since their disappearance.
The family of a father who took three children to an unknown destination in New Zealand in December 2021 have spoken out publicly for the first time. Police have expressed serious concerns for the children, aged 9, 10 and 12, who have had no contact with their mother since their father disappeared with them.
Family of father on run for years with three children in dense wilderness urges him to come home
The family of a fugitive father who’s been hiding his three children in the dense New Zealand wilderness for nearly four years has spoken publicly for the first time since they disappeared.
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