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I saw Kiesha Abrams last week - witness
- From: AAP
- August 08, 2010
As neighbours hold vigils for Kiesha, one claims she was seen a week ago. Picture: Adam Ward Source: The Daily Telegraph
- Claimed to be missing since July 7
- Neighbour "saw her a week ago"
- Dad rushed to hospital
A WITNESS has come forward with fresh information about missing Sydney girl Kiesha Abrahams, saying she saw the six-year-old near her Sydney home a week before she went missing.
Kiesha was last seen about 9.30pm (AEST) last Saturday when her mother, Kristi Abrahams, put her to bed at their Mount Druitt unit in Sydney's west.
It was previously thought she had not been seen by anyone, outside her immediate family, since July 7, about three weeks before she vanished.
But police today said they were investigating reports from a female neighbour who says she saw Kiesha with a relative near the Abrahams's home on July 23 or 24 - a week before she went missing.
Investigators are now appealing for anyone who may have seen Kiesha on or after those days to come forward.
Kiesha was reported missing last Sunday morning after her mother discovered her bed empty and the front door ajar, although it showed no sign of forced entry.
Detectives yesterday refused to confirm if they had any suspects following claims by the child's stepfather, Robert Smith.
Mr Smith yesterday said that police had accused him of killing Kiesha and had told him to "lead us to her body".
Mr Smith, Kiesha's mother and the girl's biological father, Christopher Weippeart, were all interviewed by police on Wednesday.
The search is continuing for the child.
Information can be provided via Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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