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‘Heartbreaking’ search for missing two-year-old Xielo Maruziva enters fourth week | UK News

The “heartbreaking” search for a missing two-year-old boy who fell into a river in Leicester has entered its fourth week.

Xielo Maruziva fell into the River Soar at around 5pm on Sunday 18 February while out with his family in the area of Aylestone Meadows, on the outskirts of the city.

More than 200 police officers have been involved in the search operation, helped by specialist divers, search and rescue teams from around the country and marine recovery dogs.

Experts from Specialist Group International (SGI), the private company involved in the search for Nicola Bulley, joined the operation, last week.

Leicestershire Police Assistant Chief Constable Michaela Kerr said: “To be entering our fourth week of searching for Xielo without being able to locate him and return him to his family despite all the team’s efforts is heartbreaking.

“I know that the determination to find him is felt by all who have been involved in the search over the past three weeks, in all conditions, and we are all desperately trying to find answers for little Xielo’s family.”

Police previously said they had CCTV footage which they believed shows the moment Xielo fell into the water.

His father went in to try to rescue his son and was taken to hospital as a precaution, but has since been discharged.

The search has entered a fourth week. Pic: Leicestershire Police
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The search has entered a fourth week. Pic: Leicestershire Police

Xielo’s parents described him as a “cheeky, funny” boy who is “a bundle of joy”.

“Me, his dad and the whole family are so heartbroken at what has happened,” his mother said.

“All we want is for Xielo to be found as soon as possible.”

ACC Kerr thanked Xielo’s family for their “bravery and their support” over the last three weeks.

“Our search for Xielo is continuing with specialist teams at the scene and our tactics and strategies continue to be reviewed as we move forward,” she said.

“I continue to thank everyone involved so far – to the teams involved in the search for your professionalism, dedication and commitment, and to the local community and wider public for your continued support and for coming together at this desperately sad time.”

Mother of missing woman Georgina Gharsallah ‘trying to keep hope alive’ | UK News

A woman whose daughter has been missing for six years says “every day is a rollercoaster” – as she tries to stay hopeful and does anything she can to keep her child’s name in the public eye.

Andrea Gharsallah’s daughter, Georgina Gharsallah, a mother of two, vanished in March 2018 and was last seen at a corner shop in Worthing in West Sussex.

Speaking to The UK Tonight with Sarah-Jane Mee, she said: “I’ve run marathons, done walks, anything just to keep her name out there. If I don’t do it, who will?”

“I do become frantic sometimes,” she admitted.

Andrea Garsallah's daughter, Georgina Gharsallah, a mother of two, vanished in March 2018
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Andrea Gharsallah’s daughter vanished in March 2018

Next week is the sixth anniversary of her daughter’s disappearance, and she said she always marks the occasion, to make sure Georgina’s two sons remember their mother.

She may let off balloons or something similar with her grandchildren, “just to keep the hope alive”.

The boys, who live with Andrea, “want to know why she [Georgina] hasn’t come home”, and sometimes talk about things they’ll do “when mum comes home”, Andrea said. “It’s hard to hold on to the hope.”

Police, she said, have taken thousands of statements in the search for Georgina, but to no avail.

They don’t have regular meetings and we are “just waiting for a member of the public to come forward with information”.

Her case is not unusual, as someone is reported missing every 90 seconds in the UK, according to the charity Missing People.

In 2021-22, the most recent year for which it has figures, the UK Missing Persons Unit, part of the National Crime Agency, said around 330,000 people went missing.

The vast majority are found within two days, but some stay missing.

Sanjiv Kundi. Pic: Satvir Sembhi
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Sanjiv Kundi. Pic: Satvir Sembhi

One of those is Sanjiv Kundi, known as Tony, who disappeared while on a trip to Paris in 2013.

His sister, Satvir Sembhi, said: “What we thought was a trip to Paris has ended up being a living nightmare for us.

“When he didn’t come back after a week, we started doing the usual things, phoning friends. It wasn’t until two weeks after [he vanished] that the police took it seriously.”

Sanjiv Kundi (R), seen with his sister, Satvir Sembhi, disappeared while on a trip to Paris in 2013.
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Sanjiv Kundi (R), seen with his sister, disappeared while on a trip to Paris in 2013

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She said: “You become a detective yourself, looking for clues, following up leads.”

Louise Newell, from the missing persons unit of the National Crime Agency, said all police forces would conduct reviews on cases, even if they’ve gone cold, or have no active lines of enquiry.

There is no reason, she said, that “missing persons cases should be closed until the person turns up”.

Boy, 2, missing after falling into river in Leicester | UK News

A search operation is under way after a two-year-old boy fell into the River Soar in Leicester on Sunday evening.

Emergency services attended the scene in Aylestone Meadows, close to Marsden Lane, just after 5pm.

The child was with his family when the incident occurred but was not located “despite the best efforts of those at the scene”, Leicestershire Police said.

From Jack Taylor: Aylestone Meadows, Leicester

A man was taken to hospital “as a precautionary measure”.

Additional specialist teams will join the search operation on Monday morning.

Police said they have received several offers of help with the search but warned the public not to attend the scene due to rising water levels and safety risks.

In a statement, Leicestershire Police said: “The child’s family are being supported by specialist officers and our thoughts are with them at this extremely difficult time.

“If anyone has any information or comes across anything that may assist officers, they are asked to contact us immediately.”

Julia Skala: Family’s appeal for ‘loved and missed’ teenager missing for more than a week | UK News

The family of a 16-year-old who has been missing for more than a week have pleaded for her to “let someone know” she is safe.

Julia Skala left her house in south London at about 1pm on 8 January and has not been heard from since, with police increasingly concerned for her welfare.

Officers are “working around the clock” to track her down, the Met Police says, and has appealed for the public’s help.

Her family, from Mitcham, said Julia is “loved and missed terribly”.

“No matter what the reason was for you to leave, you aren’t in any kind of trouble and we just want to know you are safe,” they added.

“Please, just let someone know you are OK.”

She was last seen wearing a black North Face jacket, black trousers, white Nike trainers, and carrying a black Nike rucksack.

Police say they launched an investigation – which has included house-to-house inquiries and recovering CCTV – as soon as Julia’s mum reported her missing on the morning of 9 January.

The detective chief superintendent in charge of policing for Merton, Claire Kelland, said the force has gathered “hours of CCTV and doorbell footage” and spoken to “many people”.

Julia Skala's family has pleaded for her to communicate. Pic: Met Police handout
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Julia Skala’s family has pleaded for her to communicate. Pic: Met Police handout

“Julia has never been away from home for this long and obviously her family are extremely worried,” she added.

“While there is no evidence to suggest she has come to harm, we are growing increasingly concerned about her welfare.

“She did not take her mobile phone with her and there has been no activity on social media or known contact with her friends.

“We also do not believe she had a credit or travel card, or any cash when she left the house.”

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Julia, who lives in Mitcham, has links to Lambeth, Camden and Islington and it is possible she travelled to these places via public transport, police say.

Anyone with information should call police immediately on 999 quoting the reference 24MIS000879.

Police search Gibraltar car park for Royal Navy sailor missing since 1986 | UK News

Detectives investigating the disappearance of a Royal Navy sailor more than 37 years ago are searching a car park in Gibraltar after receiving new information.

Simon Parkes, from Bristol, was last seen in December 1986 when the ship he was serving on, HMS Illustrious, was docked in the territory.

His disappearance has previously been part of investigations by Hampshire Police into serial killer Allan Grimson, a former petty officer, who was jailed for life for the murder of two young men and who was serving on board the aircraft carrier at the same time as Mr Parkes.

Police have previously carried out digs at a cemetery in Gibraltar.

Last August they searched the Town Range car park – and now, following “a new line of enquiry”, officers from Hampshire Constabulary have returned there.

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Fresh searches are being carried out at a car park in Gibraltar

A force spokesman said officers were carrying out “a small amount of further excavation work” at the site after “a further potential area of interest within the car park was identified to us”.

“A working group led by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary, comprised of detectives and specially trained search officers both from the police and military, will be carrying out the work in Gibraltar during the week of 15 January as we continue to investigate what happened to Simon Parkes,” he said.

“The operational activity is part of our work to assess a new line of enquiry that has been presented to us.

“This latest activity follows work carried out in August 2023 where a small amount of excavation work was undertaken at Town Range car park.

“Whilst nothing was found to progress the investigation, a further potential area of interest within the car park was identified to us.

“This investigation continues to be a collaborative operation between Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary and Royal Gibraltar Police with support from the Ministry of Defence.”

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Mr Parkes, a radio operator, was 18 years old when he went missing.

He went on to shore but never made it back on board and when the ship returned to Portsmouth days later, no one knew what had happened to him despite a huge manhunt.

“Since then, investigations into his disappearance have so far failed to find answers for his long-suffering parents,” the force spokesman added.

Grimson was jailed in 2001 at Winchester Crown Court for the murders of naval rating Nicholas Wright, 18, from Leicestershire, and barman Sion Jenkins from Newbury, Berkshire.

He has always denied being involved in the disappearance of Mr Parkes.

Cabinet secretary Simon Case back at work after missing COVID inquiry, reshuffle and Rwanda row | Politics News

Simon Case, the head of the civil service, has returned to work after more than two months on sick leave.

The cabinet secretary, who has not publicly disclosed his illness, has been attending meetings in the last few days, the Politics At Jack And Sam’s Podcast revealed today.

Mr Case was originally due to be off for four weeks from 23 October but this period was extended through the rest of the autumn.

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He was unable to attend as a witness before the COVID inquiry, although Heather Hallett, the COVID inquiry chair, said he will still be asked to give evidence to the inquiry at a later date.

She allowed him to skip his scheduled questioning after reviewing his medical records.

Mr Case was also absent during a reshuffle and the constitutional and political turmoil of the Rwanda Bill, while the civil service received criticism for factually inaccurate social media posts over the legal immigration change.

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Some senior figures in government had been unsure whether he would ever return to the critical role.

However, he attended a gathering of permanent secretaries at an away day before Christmas and has been seen in meetings in the last few days.

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At this point, he indicated that while still recovering, he expected to return at some point.

Civil servants have not been informed more widely that Mr Case is back at work, however, and there is some anger about being kept in the dark.

The job had been split between four different permanent secretaries in his absence.

Body of man recovered during search for missing fell runner Edward Catmur in Cumbria | UK News

A body has been recovered during the search for a missing fell runner in Cumbria, police have said.

Edward Catmur, from the London area, had been reported missing after he had not been heard from since 10am on 31 December.

He had been intending to fell run a route to Cross Fell and Hartside Cross, from Dufton.

Cumbria Police said the body of a man was recovered on New Year’s Day in the Cross Fell area.

Mr Catmur’s family has been informed.

Alex Batty: Grandmother reveals final phone call before boy went missing for six years | UK News

The grandmother of the teenager missing for six years has recalled overhearing the boy’s mum say they’re “getting rid of the phones now” in their last phone call.

Alex Batty, now 17, did not return from a trip to Spain when he was 11 and is said to have lived an “alternative” lifestyle abroad before deciding to return home.

The teenager – now under the legal guardianship of his grandmother Susan Caruana, 68, in Oldham – said his mother was “anti-government, anti-vax” whose catchphrase was “becoming a slave to the system”.

Speaking to the Sun newspaper, Ms Caruana said she had allowed the boy’s mother, Melanie Batty, and his grandfather, David Batty, to take him on holiday in September 2017.

But when Alex called to tell his grandmother they won’t be coming back, she feared she’d seen the last of him.

“They completely and utterly betrayed me and left me heartbroken,” she told the Sun.

“I knew as soon as I heard her say, ‘we’re getting rid of the phones now’. I thought ‘I’ll never see him again’.”

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Alex Batty: Police launch investigation

She added she didn’t know “if they were alive or dead” during the entire six years.

“Every time there was some sort of disaster I feared that he could be a victim,” she said.

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) confirmed on Friday that a criminal investigation has been launched into Alex’s alleged abduction.

Alex landed in the UK on Saturday having been found by chiropody student Fabien Accidini near the French city of Toulouse last week after walking across the Pyrenees.

Officers in the UK interviewed Alex after his return from France, GMP said.

Last week, French prosecutors said the teenager’s mother, Melanie Batty, who does not have legal parental guardianship, may be in Finland.

Alex Batty 
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Alex at a younger age. Pic: GMP

Alex – who said he gave his grandmother a “massive hug” when they were reunited – said he didn’t go to school at all during his time abroad.

He said he must have read the Harry Potter books “at least 20 times” and his main pastime was reading as he could rarely access Wi-Fi.

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“During all my time away, I never attended school for a single day,” he said.

“The only qualifications I have are my SATs test results from primary school when I lived back in Oldham.

“That’s one of the worst things that’s happened to me throughout all this – not having a proper education.”

Body recovered from River Tay in search for missing woman Clare Marshall | UK News

A body has been recovered from the River Tay in the search for a missing woman.

Although formal identification is yet to take place, the family of Clare Marshall have been informed.

A search was launched for Ms Marshall at the beginning of the week, with specialist help from the Police Scotland helicopter.

The 64-year-old left the Dundee Road area of Perth in the early hours of Monday and is believed to have walked to Moncreiffe Island.

A body was recovered near the island at around 12.50pm on Thursday.

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On Friday, a Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Officers have informed her family.

“There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death.”

Alex Batty: Teenager says it feels ‘surreal’ to be home after being missing for six years | UK News

The teenager missing for six years before he was found in France said it feels “surreal” to be home and still goes to sleep not expecting to wake up in England.

Alex Batty was 11 when he went on holiday with his mother Melanie Batty – who does not have legal parental guardianship – and his grandfather David Batty, 59, in 2017.

He never returned and is said to have lived an “alternative” lifestyle abroad before deciding to return home.

A police investigation into the circumstances of his disappearance is ongoing.

Speaking to the Sun newspaper, the 17-year-old said he spent six years wandering around Europe with his mum and grandfather and first thought of leaving when he was 14.

He finally returned to the UK last weekend and says he is now staying with his grandmother in Oldham.

“Being back with my grandma feels quite surreal. Every time I go to sleep, I feel like I’m going to be waking up back in France. It’s not really kicked in yet that I am back in England,” he said.

“For the first few years, when I was in Spain, it was a vacation really, spending most days doing whatever I wanted, reading, drawing, going to the beach.”

He said he “started to pick up slack” at around 14, when he took up odd jobs in construction, decoration, painting walls and renovation work.

“I had a non-existent social life to be honest,” he said, adding he didn’t go to school and instead learned languages and studied maths and computing when he came across a textbook.

“And the entire six-year span, I made one friend and it was the only person really that I’d met for the entire six years that was even close to my age.”

Alex Batty's grandmother, Susan Caruana, pictured in 2017
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Alex Batty’s grandmother, Susan Caruana, pictured in 2017

Speaking about his mother, who he described as “anti-government, anti-vax”, Alex said: “She’s a great person and I love her but she’s just not a great mum.

“I had an argument with my mum and I just thought I’m gonna leave because I can’t live with her.”

“I realised it wasn’t a great way to live for my future,” he added.

“Moving around. No friends, no social life. Working, working, work and not studying. That’s the life I imagined I would be leading if I were to stay with my mum.”

According the Sun, Alex walked out of a rented house they were staying in near Chalabre, in southern France, and left a goodbye note on Monday last week.

He was picked up by chiropody student Fabien Accidini near the French city of Toulouse in the early hours of Wednesday – two days later.

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“He was delivering parcels so I helped him because it’s the least I could do,” Alex said.

“He let me use his phone to contact my grandma. After that he calls the police and a squad car nearby takes me to the nearest police station.”

After being looked after by the French authorities, Alex met his step-grandfather at Toulouse airport on Saturday before boarding a flight back to the UK, Greater Manchester Police said.

He can now look forward to spending time with family members, friends and others he grew up with in Greater Manchester, where he was living as a young boy and police say is “where he wants to be”.

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“When I got back to Manchester it was raining as usual,” he added.

“I was driven back to my gran’s house and I walked in the door and she’s in the living room. I started shaking and just gave her a massive hug.

“The house is different now but still feels the same.”

French prosecutors said last week that Melanie Batty may be in Finland.