‘Very vulnerable’ 15yr old London girl feared abducted in Malaysia...
 

Police in Malaysia are treating the disappearance of a "very vulnerable" 15-year-old London girl as an abduction, a charity has said.

Nora Quoirin, who has learning difficulties, went missing while on a family holiday in the southeast Asian country.

She vanished at the weekend in a resort near Seremban, around 40 miles south of the capital Kuala Lumpur.

The Lucie Blackman Trust (LBT) said Nora's father raised the alarm when he discovered she was missing from her bedroom at 8am on Sunday and her window was open.

Nora, whose mother Meabh is originally from Belfast and whose father is French, is understood to have been travelling on an Irish passport.

The family have been living in London for around 20 years.


The charity, which is supporting the family, said: "The Lucie Blackman Trust has been informed that Malaysian police are now treating the disappearance of 15-year-old Nora Quoirin as an abduction. Her family are with police now."

The organisation's chief executive Matthew Searle said: "This is a very vulnerable young girl missing in a remote location.

"She has been missing for over 24 hours now and it is imperative that every resource available is deployed to search for her."

Speaking from Belfast, Nora's aunt Aisling Agnew said: "Nora's parents and relatives in Ireland and France are distraught by her disappearance.

"Nora is a child with special needs and has learning and developmental disabilities which make her especially vulnerable and we fear for her safety.

"Nora would not know how to get help and would never leave her family voluntarily. We now consider this a criminal matter.

"We are appealing to everyone to assist the local police in any way they can and to pass on any information that would help locate our beloved Nora without delay."

Family friend Catherine Cook said: "It's out of character for Nora to go wandering off."

She added: "To my knowledge the French government and the Irish government are helping them and it would be great if other agencies or governments worldwide could support them."

A spokesman for Ireland's department of foreign affairs said: "We are aware of the case and providing consular assistance."


https://news.sky.com/story/nora-quoi...aysia-11777753

Oh, how terrifying for the family. I hope she's found safe and well but very worrying

Oh Jesus, hope she's found safe

I'm hoping she just wandered off and is found safe soon.

This is very strange, why would she go out the window by herself, if she did want to go for a wander she would have gone out the door?, they had just arrived as well, I hope she is found soon

I hope she's found but stories like these rarely have a happy ending but here's hoping this can be an outlier.

The police are now saying now there is no evidence of abduction, I hope this doesn't turn into another Maddie

Hopefully it means that she's wandered off and is fine. Not sure how likely it is but there's nothing wrong with hoping for the best.

Reports say she seen by the river in the Jungle
So now 160 are looking for her

It can't turn into another maddie there was no neglect here.

...I wonder why there isn’t more coverage of this in the news media...it’s a huge story...the Malaysian authorities are saying that there is no evidence of an abduction...someone must have seen something surely, if she wandered off..?..it’s very strange...while this poor girl is still missing..:sad:..

....actually, just found an article in the DM...I don’t usually look there...


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...a-Quoirin.html

well it can in terms of if she is never found, there is more than one angle to the Maddie story

Its a very strange story, the parents are adamant she would never wander away, but maybe being in such a different setting she was entranced by something

The sniffer dogs losing her scent is odd though, if they arrived just a day or so before it happened the abduction would have been very opportunistic then :shrug:

Its been on the news every night, maybe the London news though, not the national one

It's very strange Cherie, and who knows if it's not an abduction it could well be neglect as they are reporting now that she wandered off into the jungle.:shrug:

in an unfamiliar setting, the girl could easily have gone in search of something that was familiar to her. I don't think its improbable that she just wandered off

I meant she wasnt home alone was she? In that respect int not like maddie.

I know what you meant

I hope she's found and she's ok :(

Yes,that's my guess too,as she probably wouldn't see the dangers of going for a walk on her own.lets hope they find her ok :wavey:

..I read this morning that a voice recording is being made of a family member...and it’ll be played over loudspeakers to see if there is a response from Nora on hearing it...

..EDIT...the voice recording will be Nora’s mum...

Poor kid, it's not looking good for her

Yes good idea
but its 5 days
maybe she drank from the river?

Sorry to say but if she wandered off she has probably drowned, if abducted then that is not a great scenario either, poor kid

Yes i expect she is dead but one can hope until the body is found

Is it likely she wandered off..out the window? Surely she would use a door..

I doubt this will have a happy ending tbh

Hope shes ok.

Due to her mental state
she could have gone out the window
but 5 days have gone

Several footprints believed to belong to a London schoolgirl missing in Malaysia have been found by a search and rescue team in a dense jungle.
The footprints were discovered near to the isolated resort where Nora Quoirin, 15, vanished last weekend during a family holiday.
Teams have been searching that area without any luck as the hunt for the missing Franco-Irish teen, who has special needs and is "vulnerable", entered its sixth day on Friday.
Nora's family believe she was abducted from the holiday cottage at the Dusun resort, while police have said there is "no evidence" she is kidnapped and they believe she is still in the tropical rainforest after climbing out of a window.

No footprints have been found as confirmed by the police on tonight news, the forest is so dense it will be a miracle if they find any trace of her

Nora Quoirin: London girl missing in Malaysia 'not like other teenagers'
Nora Quoirin's family says the teenager is "very sensitive" and has spent a lot of time in hospital during her life.

https://news.sky.com/story/nora-quoi...agers-11781325

...she has mobility difficulties.../..can’t walk far independently...which is why her family feel that she’s been abducted... the Malaysian police are thinking she could have climbed through the window but her family don’t feel that’s possible...

Scotland Yard join the hunt for missing teenager

The parents of a teenager who has gone missing in Malaysia are considering offering a cash reward.
Officers from Scotland Yard and the National Crime Agency are helping in the hunt for *British teen Nora Quoirin.
The team is also co-operating with Irish officers, who are understood to have hostage and kidnap specialists on standby if it is proved the 15-year-old was abducted.
A spokesman for the Irish-French Quoirin family said: “I’m delighted to see support deployed.”
Parents Meabh and Sebastien were last night considering offering a reward after hundreds of volunteers spent an eighth day searching the Malaysian jungle.
If the family, of Balham, South West London, do offer a reward, they may choose to use money from two online funds set up by relatives.



https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world...cid=spartanntp
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Poor girl, it does seem unlikely that she'd have just wandered off

"The 15-year-old was born with holoprosencephaly, a disorder which affects brain development, meaning that her communication is limited and she struggles with co-ordination."

Yeah, you couldn't see her getting too far on foot, atleast far enough that no search team would find her

..she has severe walking difficulties...hence her parents immediately thinking abduction...I really hope they find her...(..whatever the outcome...)...

Unfortunately I reckon this ones going to be one of those where the girl is never found. Fairly sure shes dead given the circumstances, or if abducted (which seems most likely) she will be part of a sex ring or something, so maybe its best for her if shes dead..which I hate saying but its how I would feel about it so..

Its been too long really, to hope for a resolution and her found.

A body has been found in the jungle.

Just seen it on Facebook. This is heartbreaking :bawling:

Such a shame,poor girl,but at least her parents have closure now,but yes heart breaking for them.

I wonder what happened. Did she wonder off alone in the night?