Angela Symes

Angela and Alan Symes say hope is the only thing keeping them going. The mother of missing Aisling Symes today described how she turned her back for a few seconds and the toddler was gone. Angela Symes, married to Waterford man Alan, pleaded with the kidnapper to hand Aisling (2) back. "I was just fiddling with the taps and looked behind me and she was there, watching what Caity and I were up to," Angela said. "Then I turned off the cold tap, looked behind me and she was gone."  Police...Read Full Story

Members of the public joined police yesterday in the search for missing toddler Aisling Symes. A top cop turned TV crime expert is praying Aisling Symes has been taken by a "nutty woman". Retired Detective Inspector Graham Bell, who hosts TV2's Police Ten 7, said he hoped and believed she had not been taken by a sexual offender, because she was last seen with a young woman. "If that is right, it would augur well for the child being looked after, because that raises the possibility of a nutty...Read Full Story

A New Zealand toddler found dead in a drain after being missing for a week had drowned, police have said. The body of two-year-old Aisling Symes showed no sign of injury, a post-mortem found. Aisling disappeared from her late grandparents’ house in the Auckland suburb of Henderson on October 5 while her parents were clearing the property. * Aisling’s body was found in a drainpipe near her late grandmother’s home. Searchers found her body yesterday in a nearby drainpipe. Police said that a...Read Full Story

Police investigating the disappearance of Auckland toddler Aisling Symes tonight held a press conference to deliver the devastating news that the body of a young child had been found in a drain. The location is now being treated as a crime scene.We'd just like to extend our heartfelt and deepest condolences to Aisling's family for the tragic loss of their beautiful daughter, our thoughts andRead Full Story

Police accept the findings of Coroner Gary Evans into the inquest of two-year-old Aisling Symes, noting that he finds that there was nothing the Police could have done to prevent Aisling's tragic death.Read Full Story