Fears grow for missing sisters Daniella, 7, and Indiana, 5 as family pleads for local assistance
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA: Police in South Australia are concerned for the welfare of two sisters who were last seen two days ago while wearing apparel bearing the Minnie Mouse logo. At 11 am on March 11, Daniella and Indiana, two children aged 7 and 5, were last seen at their Kidman Park residence in Adelaide's west. The girls were supposed to be with their mother for a supervised visit which was to last for about 4 hours.
For the children's stepmother Stephanie Mende and father Brodie, the past 48 hours have been excruciating. "This is the scariest thing any parent could ever go through," Ms Mende told 9News. "This is the most concerning and worried state we've ever been in."
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'These two beautiful girls are my daughters'
On behalf of their father, Brodie, and the rest of their family appealed to her neighborhood for assistance in locating the sisters. "These two beautiful girls are my daughters! We need everyone's help and support finding Daniella and Indiana,' she wrote in a post on Facebook. "If you even think you may know please contact me, Brodie or SAPOL. Everyone please help get my babies around so we can get them home safely." In her Facebook post, she posted various images of the sisters.
As per The Daily Mail, on the day that she was reported missing, Daniella was sporting a Minnie Mouse long-sleeve dress and had long, dark hair that reached her waist. Indiana, who has long blonde hair, was dressed in pink, blue, and purple glittering leggings and a Minnie Mouse t-shirt. Police are asking anyone who sees the girls or knows where they are to call them right away.
4 children were kidnapped by a man last year in Queensland
Last year in August 2022, four kids who were kidnapped by a man from a property in central Queensland, Australia, were discovered alive. According to a police statement, the three girls, ages 3, 7, and 8, and the boy, age 4, who had been missing for almost 24 hours, were brought back to their homes.
Authorities claimed that a Caucasian man called Joshua Carter, who had a noticeable facial tattoo of the "Joker" and a lengthy beard, was observed driving away with the four kids in a white 2005 Nissan Patrol 4WD with the Queensland license plate 063BC9. While noting that they had probably not traveled far because they had returned so early this morning, Inspector Draheim stated that it is still unknown where Joshua had taken the 4 children overnight.