Arabic version: الشرطة تنشر لقطات كاميرات المراقبة وتنقل البحث إلى أحراج توومبا
Police have released CCTV footage and shifted their search into bushland as the family of Jana Armstrong say they fear the worst. Jana Armstrong was last seen alive on Tuesday, July 7, at her home in the Toowoomba suburb of Newtown.
According to ABC News, police released footage showing Ms Armstrong arriving and parking at a cafe, pushing her baby in a pram and then holding the baby while walking inside the cafe. Police say the baby was found at the home but there had been no sign of Ms Armstrong since last Tuesday, and she was reported missing on Wednesday. Police and SES crews searched an area along Tabletop Drive at Rangeville on Friday and will continue searching over the weekend.
Police have revealed Ms Armstrong’s white Hyundai Kona was seen in three locations — Rangeville, Preston on the Great Dividing Range south of the city, and Darling Heights — between 9pm and 10:15pm on July 7, and the vehicle was back near her Newtown home between 3am and 5am on July 8. The car was found on the corner of Jellicoe Street and Gordon Avenue at Newtown, about 500 metres from her home, at 6am on Wednesday.
Detective Acting Inspector Brian Collins said the circumstances of the disappearance raised suspicion, noting the car was “left sort of in an unusual spot, basically parked in the middle of the road.” He described it as “very alarming that a 30-year-old female with a four-month-old child disappears overnight.” Police have called for anyone with information, CCTV footage or dash-cam vision of the vehicle in the four locations to come forward.
Family members say the situation is out of character and are appealing for public assistance. Sister Faith Isaacs, who is caring for Ms Armstrong’s four-month-old baby, said, “You won’t see her walking around in public. You just won’t. Hence why we’re searching in bushland.” Older brother Sam Davison and Ms Isaacs urged people to check backyards, creeks, gullies and any bushland. Forensic crews returned to the duplex on Friday morning to continue bagging items for removal. Ms Armstrong had been working as a support carer when she was reported missing.
