The search continues for a 15-year-old girl with special needs who has gone missing from a holiday resort in Malaysia.
The search has been widened beyong a seven-mile radius and police are re-checking the grounds of the hotel.
Schoolgirl, Nora Quoirin, from London, was staying with her family at The Dusan resort in a nature reserve near Seremban, 63 km south of Kuala Lumper.
Her father raised the alarm when he discovered her missing from her bedroom at 8am local time on Sunday. Her window had been opened.
A charity assisting with her search said the family has been told directly by police that her disappearance is being treating as both an abduction and missing persons case.
The charity, The Lucie Blackman Trust, made the statement on its Facebook page after reports said police are not investigating a possible abduction.
"We are doing our best to sort through and verify all the information we are getting but all information we are putting out has come directly from Nora’s family," says the Facebook page of the charity, which was set up to support people during a crisis overseas.
Anyone with information can remain anonymous and can call +448000988485 or email [email protected] or [email protected].
Aisling Agnew, the girl’s aunt, speaking in Belfast today said: "Nora’s parents and relatives in Ireland and France are distraught by her disappearance. Nora is a child with special needs and has learning and developmental disabilities which make her especially vulnerable and we fear for her safety.
"Nora would not know how to get help and would never leave her family voluntarily. We now consider this a criminal matter. We are appealing to everyone to assist the local police in any way they can and to pass on any information that would help locate our beloved Nora without delay."
The charity’s chief executive, Matthew Searle MBE, added: "This is a very vulnerable young girl missing in a remote location. She has been missing for over 24 hours now and it is imperative that every resource available is deployed to search for her.
"It is possible she has been seen or taken in by somebody and is unable to communicate, so we urge everyone who can to share our appeal poster and social media appeals. Sadly it is also possible that Nora has been the victim of serious crime – we urge anyone with any information to come forward."
