On the eve of Hari Raya Haji today, the parents of Nora Anne Quoirin, 15, who vanished overnight from The Dusun here, made their first public appearance.
Amid the forest resort’s leafy surroundings, Meabh Qouirin expressed her family’s deep gratitude to the team of searchers gathered for sacrificing their time, noting the ongoing efforts to find her special needs daughter who has been missing exactly one week.
In a video made available to Malay Mail, Meabh’s short speech was halting as she held back tears. Her husband and Nora’s father, Sebastian Qouirin stood beside her, rubbing her arm in stoic support.
“We want to say thank you to each and every one of you. We know you’re searching night and day for Nora.
“We see you working so hard and also praying with us and being with us.
“You have given up your time especially at a special festival time,” she said, referring to Hari Raya Haji celebrations.
Meabh also said her family is impressed with the dedication and expertise shown by the searchers looking for Nora.
“To be with us here… it means the world to us. We are so grateful for everything that you are doing for us… everyone who is helping here and not from here.
“We are extremely impressed by the effort, your expertise, your dedication and we hope you find Nora.
“And thank you so much and terima kasih,” she said, ending her speech.
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The parents spent about four minutes with the searchers who then got on with Day 7 of the search.
Investigators have yet to find further clues to her whereabouts.
Nora flew in to Kuala Lumpur from London with her father and two other siblings on August 4 for a two-week holiday. Her mother joined in from Singapore.
The family journeyed together to the upscale forest resort from the airport that Saturday. Nora was reported to have disappeared from her bedroom which she shared with her siblings at 8am the following day. – MMO
Earlier reports:
Aug 10, SAR for Missing Irish Teen: Wet Weather Proves a Challenge for Search Teams
Aug 10, Nora Extremely Excited About Holiday in Malaysia
Aug 9, Missing Irish Teen: CID Team Checks Phone Logs, Email Exchanges Made from Resort
Aug 9, Footprints Believed to Be That of Nora’s Found
Aug 8, Police: Only Exit Used in Missing Irish Teen Case Was Glass Window
Aug 8, Police to Use Mum’s Voice to Draw out Missing Irish Teen in Day 5 of SAR
Aug 8, Quoirin Family Incensed at Media’s Overture
Aug 8, Crowdfund for Missing Irish Teen Hits £50,000 Target
Aug 7, Police Insist Missing Irish Teen Still in Jungle, but Orang Asli Community Claim Otherwise
Aug 7, Family Insists Irish Teen Was Taken
Aug 7, Search and Rescue for Irish Teen Extended to Surrounding Hills and Creeks
Aug 7, Stepping Up Searching for MissingIrish Teen
Aug 6, Search for Missing Irish Teen GoesDown to River
Aug 5, Negeri Sembilan Police in StatewideSearch for Missing 15-Year-Old Special Needs Irish Girl