{"id":6275,"date":"2018-12-07T11:57:17","date_gmt":"2018-12-07T07:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/?p=6275"},"modified":"2018-12-07T11:57:17","modified_gmt":"2018-12-07T07:57:17","slug":"new-zealand-police-have-grave-fears-for-missing-british-backpacker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/2018\/12\/07\/new-zealand-police-have-grave-fears-for-missing-british-backpacker\/","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand police have ‘grave fears’ for missing British backpacker"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Zealand police say they “hold grave fears” for the safety of a British backpacker who is missing in the country.<\/p>\n

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Grace Millane, who turned 22 on Sunday, was last seen entering the CityLife hotel in Auckland at 9:41pm on Saturday 1 December.<\/p>\n

Detective Inspector Scott Beard from Auckland Police was unable to confirm on Friday if Ms Millane had left the hotel.<\/p>\n

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DI Beard says he has ‘grave fears’ for the safety of the British 22-year-old<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

He said: “As part of our investigation we have reviewed hours and hours of CCTV footage and this will continue throughout the weekend.”<\/p>\n

DI Beard added that Ms Millane, from Wickford, Essex, was with a male companion when she entered the hotel.<\/p>\n

He continued: “Police have identified this man and he has been spoken to.<\/p>\n

“Through our investigations we have also identified a location of interest as an apartment in the CityLife hotel in Queen Street.<\/p>\n

“We are conducting a scene examination at this address.”<\/p>\n

The police officer said the man is not in custody but is a person of interest in the case.<\/p>\n

He said there is no evidence of foul play and that Ms Milane is still being treated as missing, but added: “At this point we hold grave concerns for her safety.”<\/p>\n

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Ms Millane was last seen entering the CityLife hotel in Auckland. Pic: TVNZ<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

DI Beard would not confirm reports she had been using the dating app Tinder while in Auckland.<\/p>\n

Ms Millane’s father David has flown out to New Zealand amid the investigation into her disappearance.<\/p>\n

He told reporters: “Grace is a lovely, outgoing, fun-loving, family-orientated daughter.<\/p>\n

“Grace has never been out of contact for this amount of time.<\/p>\n

He added that Ms Millane had been in Peru in South America before arriving in New Zealand alone as part of a year of travelling.<\/p>\n

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DI Beard was unable to confirm if Ms Millane had left the CityLife hotel in Auckland. Credit: TVNZ<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

She was staying at the Base Backpackers hostel in central Auckland before her disappearance.<\/p>\n

Mr Millane continued: “She had been bombarding us with numerous photographs and messages of her adventures.<\/p>\n

“We are all extremely upset and it is very difficult at this time to explain the range of emotions we are going through.”<\/p>\n

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Skynews<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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