US EditionMissing 5-Year-Old Girl Likely Abducted From Outback Home, Police Say
- On Monday, Northern Territory Police Acting Commander Mark Grieve stated authorities suspect five-year-old Sharon Granites was abducted from her Alice Springs home after disappearing on Saturday night.
- Sharon's mother reported her missing at 1:35am on Sunday after discovering her bedroom empty; the doors were wide open and the fly screen unlocked at their Old Timers town camp residence.
- Investigators are urgently seeking 47-year-old Jefferson Lewis, a recently released prisoner who was staying at the camp and remains one of the few people in the area who has not contacted police.
- About 50 police officers, emergency services personnel, and a helicopter resumed a large-scale search Monday morning, combing the Todd River and surrounding bushland after overnight efforts failed to locate the child.
- Northern Territory Police urge anyone with information to contact 131 444 and quote reference number P26120934, as Commander Grieve said, "We want to find Sharon healthy and we want to get her back to her family.
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Family tucked in 5yo into bed, but when they went to check on her, she was gone. Now the search might have come to a nightmare end
The search for a missing 5-year-old girl in Alice Springs, Australia, has reached a devastating conclusion after authorities discovered a body near the Old Timers Camp. According to People, the Northern Territory Police confirmed the discovery on April 30. While a formal autopsy is still pending to confirm the cause of death, authorities believe the remains belong to the young girl. At the request of her family, she is now being referred to as K…
The five-year-old's lifeless body was found just five kilometers away from where she was last seen.
The body of a five-year-old Aboriginal girl who was abducted from her home has been found near Alice Springs, Australia, after a days-long search. Northern Territory Police are conducting forensic examinations to confirm her identity and cause of death and are continuing a massive search for a suspect believed to have been last seen with the girl on the night she disappeared.
Body Found in Search for Missing 5-Year-Old Girl Who Vanished from Her Bed 5 Days Ago
A body was found on Thursday, April 30, five days after the young girl, previously known as Sharon, was reported missingThe young girl was reported missing on Sunday, April 26Credit: NT PoliceNEED TO KNOWA body believed to be that of a missing 5-year-old girl has been found in Alice Springs, AustraliaPolice suspect Jefferson Lewis, a recently released prisoner, of the girl’s murder and are actively searching for himThe girl’s family has requeste…
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