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Aerlik · October 12, 2009, 04:31:09 PM

Police looking for missing toddler find body

Police in New Zealand have found a body in a drain near where a toddler went missing a week ago. Two-year-old Aisling Symes, whose father Allan is originally from County Waterford in Ireland, disappeared from a suburb of Auckland on the evening of October 5.

Police announced that they had discovered the body of a young child. They stressed the body had not yet been identified but said officers were with Aisling's family.

The grim discovery was made in a drain in the suburb of Henderson following several hours of intense searching. The area has been cordoned off and is being treated as a crime scene.

New Zealand Police said in a statement: "Clearly the team investigating the disappearance of Aisling Symes is heavily involved in tonight's events and staff from the investigation are with the Symes family tonight.

"It's too early to know how long the child has been in the drain or how it got there. The child has not been identified nor can we confirm what gender it is at this stage."

Aisling went missing from her late grandparents' house in Henderson at about 5.30pm last Monday while her parents were clearing the property.

ziggysego · October 12, 2009, 04:43:08 PM

Very sad news Aerlik. My heart goes out to her parents and family. God only knows what they must be experiencing at this moment in time.

tyrone girl · October 12, 2009, 04:44:03 PM

I was reading about that yesterday, did someone not see her with a young asian woman walking along holding her hand round the same time she went missing

tyrone girl · October 12, 2009, 04:45:17 PM

Oops apologies i didnt read it right didnt realise they had found a body. Very sad - god love them all.

Master Yoda · October 12, 2009, 04:47:18 PM

What a nightmare. God help the family.

The Real Laoislad · October 12, 2009, 05:12:10 PM

Truly is awful,no parent should have to bury a child and the circumstances around this death makes it all the worse.

The only thing is if this is the missing child then at least they have the comfort of being able to bury a body,the always wondering what happened her if she hadn't been found,would have been a harder cross to bare I think.

camloughlad · October 12, 2009, 05:23:55 PM

you would wonder how the mc canns feel.