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.

• Mum's plea to abductor after child snatched in New Zealand
  Mum's plea to abductor after child snatched in New Zealand

  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...

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• Expert's hope for missing toddler Aisling
  Expert's hope for missing toddler Aisling

  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...

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• Missing Toddler Found In Drain Had Drowned, Very Sad Case!
  Missing Toddler Found In Drain Had Drowned, Very Sad Case!

  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...

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• Aisling Symes search - Child's Body Found
  Aisling Symes search - Child's Body Found

  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...

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• Aisling Symes parents relieved over end of inquest (NZPA)
  Aisling Symes parents relieved over end of inquest (NZPA)

  The parents of two-year-old Aisling Symes, who drowned in a west Auckland stormwater drain after falling through a faulty manhole cover, hugged and exclaimed "it's over" after coroner Garry Evans...

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