Mother, child go missing

Less than a week after the police commenced an investigation into the mysterious disappearance of two members of the Kencot Seventh-day Adventist Church, they are now looking for two more persons who have gone missing.

The Manchester police are trying to establish the whereabouts of a mother and her 18-month-old child.

They have been identified as 22-year-old Rushana Smith and her daughter, Auriana McEwans, of Brompton Road, Mandeville, Manchester. They have been missing since Saturday, August 25.

Smith is of brown complexion, medium build and about 165 centimetres (5 feet 5 inches) tall, while Auriana is also of brown complexion and medium build.

Reports from the Mandeville police are that about 9 p.m., Smith left home with her daughter to visit a friend and has not been seen or heard from since. At the time she went missing, she was dressed in a pink floral dress. The child's mode of dress was not ascertained.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Smith and McEwans is being asked to contact the Manchester police at 962-2250, Police 119 emergency number or the nearest police station.