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When the nightmare started - mother tells
As Angela Symes worked, she watched over Aisling. Then ... her baby was gone

Hospital favoured as drop-off point for missing toddler
Police urge Aisling Symes' abductor to drop her off at a hospital so she can be returned to her family.

Missing toddler: Police reject offer of reward
A member of the public offers $3000 for information leading to Aisling Symes discovery but police are not interested.

Toddler's lookalikes spark calls to police
A little girl seen walking with an Asian woman in the Domain was one of several false sightings of Aisling Symes police responded to yesterday.

Mother's tears say it all
Angela Symes' heartbreaking sobs say more than words ever could. She and husband Alan just want their little girl back.

Missing toddler: 'If you have any information, come forward' - father
The father of Aisling Symes has pleaded for the public to come forward with any information they might have on her disappearance.

Concerns for missing student grow
Police say they cannot rule out foul play over the disappearance of an overseas student a week ago.

Kidnap fears as search for toddler suspended
Police searching for toddler Aisling Symes are now looking at any reports of suspicious behaviour in the past few weeks in the area where she disappeared.

Aunty's emotional plea - 'Tell us where she is'
The aunty of two-year-old west Auckland toddler Aisling Symes, missing since Monday, tells her possible kidnapper the family "just want her home".

Alleged gunman appears bewildered in court
David Bourke is remanded for a psychiatric report after making no plea in the Palmerston North District Court.

Abduction of toddler 'more and more a possibility'
Police have begun interviewing and profiling people that they have 'concerns about' in the area where two-year-old Aisling Symes went missing.

Gun suspect 'easygoing workmate'
Friends are concerned for the missing brother of alleged gunman David John Bourke as police delay identifying the body found in his crashed car.

Police suspend search for missing toddler
Hopes of finding two-year-old Aisling Symes alive may now rest with a young Asian woman police believe may have spoken to the toddler about the time she was last seen.

Second body identified - murder charge to be laid
Tisha Lowry's body will be returned to her family tomorrow while the "house of horrors" accused faces fresh questions over a third death.