By Eli Tatyanova Petkova (4th year ESO)
In
the United States, about half a million children disappear annually.
More than 100,000 children disappear in England each year too, although
some say that the figure is much higher. The former Soviet Union
reports tens of thousands of missing children. In South Africa, it is
said that the amount exceeds ten thousand. In Germany, it's not any
better, and an estimated 100,000 children are reported missing every
year, according to the data of the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children. Millions of children suffer the same fate in Latin America and
all over the world. The statistics about the problem can't be
considered as very reliable mainly because of the lack of a common definition
of 'missing child'.
When
the figures include adults, the situation isn't much better, with
thousands of disappearances each year without any apparent cause,
with the consequent suffering for the families. In many cases, the
disappearance of a person can affect the entire community, especially
when it comes to a person who is financially supporting their home,
as the family are left to their own fate. In Spain, in the period
2007-2011, the National Police received 72,018 complaints of
disappearances, of which about 48,000 were Spanish, according to the
latest data available to the Ministry of the Interior. Such is the
case of Diana Quer today, in 2016.
Diana
Quer, an 18 years old young woman from Madrid has been missing since
the 22nd August when she was returning from the feasts in A Pobra do
Caramiñal (A Coruña). Her parents say that their daughter has not
left on her own free will but Diana "Is held". Researchers
have found a message in the mobile phone of a friend from Madrid,
where the young woman tells that a man is calling her. "Brunette,
come here," he says to his 'friend', moments later his
interlocutor sends her a message but Diana does not read it. From
that moment, her phone is off. Since her relatives submitted the
complaint to the Civil Guard after verifying her absence, local
police officers and several Civil Protection groups of volunteers
from A Pobra, Porto do Son, Boiro and Ribeira, as well as relatives
and neighbours are collaborating in the search.
The
girl is 1.75 meters high, has long straight dark hair, dark eyes and
weighs about 55 kilos. The last time she was seen she was wearing
pink shorts, a white T-shirt and sweatshirt, and black lace-up
sneakers.
Almost
80 days after her disappearance, the investigation has taken a
radical turn. The Guardia Civil believes that Diana was kidnapped
when she left the feast at A Pobra to return home. From the moment
that Diana was raised against her will to a vehicle, the movements of
the girl's mobile are the only clue. And according to research
sources, messages from friends and phone connections are
disheartening.
After
sending a message about an attendant who had intimidated her, Diana
returned to seemingly quiet sight. In 15 minutes, the cell phone gave
a signal again in Taragoña, at about 4:00. It takes just about 15
minutes to drive that distance at that time, but where was Diana
taken after she threw her cell phone to the sea near the Pier of
Taragoña? Researchers tracked the area of Taragoña with specialist
dogs in search of dead bodies, thinking about the worst of the
outcomes. They did not find it but, when a gatherer of shellfish
found her mobile more than a week ago, it supported the hypothesis of
the abduction or forced disappearance. Taragoña would only be a
transit point to eliminate evidence.
Now,
they focus on solving where the mysterious vehicle left the main
road, before (there are several exits between A Pobra and Taragoña),
or after Taragoña, and, in what direction? Even so, they will try to
decipher the content of the girl's cell phone in case that WhatsApp
provides any unexpected information. But, not believing that Diana
was with someone known, they do not expect much from those messages.
They are trying to get the information but it will take long as they
don't know Diana's PIN. As Telecinco news have reported, they will
only have 10 attempts. If they do not get the correct PIN after that,
the content will be deleted automatically. That blocking and deletion
action could be overridden by Apple but they will never accept such a
proposal because it would endanger the security of all iPhones in the
world.
While
keeping the search for criminal profiles, as in all investigations,
sexual harassers have been checked, as well as those who were
released from jail under permission on that weekend. Everything is
being reviewed, because, eventually, the key data will
make the pieces of the puzzle fit together.
Today
they still go on with the investigation, but they do not know yet
why and where the young 18 year-old woman is. We've just learnt that the
car where her cellular was thrown from has been found and the police
have been able to recover 70% of the data stored in it.
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