By Kamini Padayachee
The family of Durban woman Kerry Winter, who went missing in Dubai over a month ago, have called on Interpol to assist in the search.
Winter's ex-boyfriend, Mark Arnold of Britain, last week confessed to murdering her and dumping her body in the sea.
He was arrested in connection with her disappearance in August.
Winter's sister-in-law, Lia Winter, said the family had opened a missing person's case with South African police this week.
"Initially we were told that we could not open a case here.
"But this week we were informed we could, so we have opened a case with the South African police."
Continues Below ↓
Lia said the family hoped that Interpol could now step in to investigate the case.
"I have been in contact with Interpol officials and have forwarded the case number to them.
"I will be in contact with them to see if they will be able to take over the investigation into Kerry's disappearance," Lia said.
She added that the family also wanted South African police to question Arnold's South African girlfriend.
"Since the case was opened here, we hope that local police can now question people that may have information that can help us in our search for Kerry. One of these people is Tanya Trichardt."
Arnold appeared in a Dubai court on Tuesday facing charges of assault.
It is alleged that he assaulted Winter's neighbours on the day she went missing.
The case was postponed to October 7.
Arnold has yet to be charged in connection with Winter's disappearance, despite confessing to her murder last week.
The Winter family is hoping to hold a demonstration in Pretoria on Friday.
March
The family will march to the United Arab Emirates embassy and to the foreign affairs department to hand over memorandums.
Lia said the family wanted Bloemfontein academic Danie Krugel to be allowed to take his equipment to Dubai to search for Kerry. Krugel has developed a system that can allegedly track missing people anywhere in the world using their DNA.
"We are asking that Krugel be allowed into Dubai with his equipment, and that the family be allowed to collect some of Kerry's personal items from her flat in Dubai to bring them home," she said.
For the Record: In this story Danie Krugel, director of security services at the Central University of Technology in Bloemfontein, is referred to as an academic. It has been pointed out this is not an academic position. The error is regretted.
- This article was originally published on page 3 of The Mercury on September 25, 2008
|
StumbleUpon
Reddit
Digg
Delicious
Newsvine
Facebook
muti
Twitter
