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New Year Appeal For Missing Amy
Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 11:46 AM

A mother whose 15-year-old daughter who has been missing for a year has stepped up her campaign to find her.

Amy Fitzpatrick, teenager missing in Mijas, Spain, with her mother Audrey

Still missing: Amy Fitzpatrick, left, pictured with her mother Audrey

 

Amy Fitzpatrick disappeared in Mijas, near Fuengirola on Spain's Costa Del Sol, where she was living with her mother, brother and her mother's partner.

They had moved there from Ireland three years earlier.

Amy spent New Year's Eve 2007 babysitting at a friend's house, from where she phoned her mother Audrey at midnight to wish her a happy 2008.

It is thought she later headed home on a dirt track which she used as a shortcut.

An extensive search was launched by the Guardia Civil, with more than 200 local and national police involved in the operation.

Now, a year on, fresh posters have been circulated and English speaking radio channels are putting out appeals in a bid to uncover new information.

180 Amy Fitzpatrick outdoors

Amy vanished last New Year's Day

Audrey Fitzpatrick said: "The phone call was the last I heard from her. She said happy new year, I love you and I'll see you tomorrow."

"I think about her all the time. But you can't let yourself think what might have happened because if you do the thoughts that come into your head will drive you mad.

" If you have a death in the family eventually it gets easier. But every morning I wake up it's like a death everyday and that's what you have to live through. It doesn't get easier.

Amy, described as shy shy and quiet, left Dublin for Spain in 2004 with her mother after her parents split.

Her father Chris has also made pleas on the internet for information about the missing teenager.

"She's always happy, always smiling. She's a normal teenage girl and content with everything in her life. We have stay strong and positive for her," said Mrs Fitzpatrick.

The family have retained the services of Liam Brady to assist in reviewing the details of the case. In Ireland - information can be given to the Gardaí. In Spain, the Guardia Civil can be contacted on +34-636-079-619. If you cannot contact the relevant authorities or the family - then perhaps you can contact Liam or provide information in private.

Source: Sky News



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