Missing Girls Lily and Pearl Found
January 4, 2023
PHOTO: NZ Police
The young girls allegedly taken by a woman in breach of a parenting order have been found in Auckland, police say.
The police overnight put out an urgent appeal for help to find the two girls, Lily, 10, and Pearl, 8. A woman accused of taking the girls in breach of the order is due to appear in Wellington District Court this morning. A police officer approached media gathered for the hearing and said the two girls had since been located.
Police say the children were taken on Christmas Eve, and - before being located - had last been seen at 11pm on Monday, January 2, at a South Auckland petrol station.
The Toyota Camry in which they were travelling was seen again on the morning of Tuesday, January 3, in New Plymouth, before a woman wanted in relation to their disappearance was found alone in Wellington that night.
She was arrested about 9.45pm, and has allegedly refused to tell the police where the girls are. The woman is due to appear in the Wellington District Court today at 10am, charged with breaching a parenting order.