Twin sisters who disappeared over a week ago had not informed their family of plans to “immediately” vacate their rented flat. The news about Eliza and Henrietta Huszti comes as Aberdeen police intensify the search along the River Dee, close to where they were last spotted.
The 32-year-old sisters were last seen at 2.12am on Tuesday, January 7, strolling through Aberdeen city centre.
CCTV captured them walking along Market Street at Victoria Bridge before turning onto a footpath along the river, heading towards Aberdeen Boat Club. Police Scotland detectives have since deployed marine units and dog search teams in an effort to locate the pair.
The force is operating under the theory that both somehow entered the water, with no evidence so far that they left the area. Now, Eliza and Henrietta’s family has spoken out, stating they were not informed of the revelation that the sisters were planning to immediately leave their shared flat.
During the investigation, officers discovered that the sisters, originally from Hungary and part of a set of triplets, had been planning to move out of the flat they rented in the city. Police Superintendent David Howieson stated on Tuesday: “There was an indication from the person from whom they rent a flat who had concerns that they left the flat and indicated they intended to move.”, reports the Mirror.
Jozsef, the brother of two sisters who mysteriously vanished, has expressed his confusion over their sudden disappearance, revealing that the family was unaware of any plans for the sisters to leave. He shared with the media: “They wrote a message to their landlady that they wanted to immediately end their tenancy agreement. We didn’t have any information about that. So that’s the strange thing, that the girls didn’t tell us anything about that. They never mentioned any such plan.”
Eliza and Henrietta Huszti haven’t been seen in over a week
(Image: Police Scotland / SWNS)
He also mentioned that the sisters were financially stable and had been saving to purchase a property. The police are considering all possibilities regarding the sisters’ fate but currently see no evidence of third-party involvement.
Mr Howieson from the police force commented on the case, saying: “We’re trying to remain open minded in terms of what the wider circumstances may have been. What we know is that the behaviour of the sisters in the morning on which they disappeared is very out of character.
“We don’t really understand why they seem to have left their home address and walked to this area in a fairly direct line before the CCTV footage of them is exhausted. One of our theories has to be that they’ve entered the water for reasons unknown, and that’s why so much of our search activity is focused on the river, the river bank, and the harbour itself, but we’re not ruling out the fact that they may have left this area by means that we haven’t identified yet.”
Enquiries continue in Aberdeen to trace missing sisters Eliza and Henrietta Huszti
(Image: Scotland Police)
During their investigation, police have found no evidence of “criminality or suspicious circumstances” according to the latest updates. The missing women are both described as white, slim, with long brown hair.
Police Scotland is working closely with law enforcement in the sisters’ home country, who are in touch with relatives. Mr Howieson expressed that the police are “extremely concerned” for the sisters and has called on the public to help with any information regarding their location.
In a heartfelt plea released on Monday, the family of the sisters urged anyone with information to step forward. “This has been a very worrying and upsetting time for our family,” they shared.
The Huszti sisters with brother Jozsef
(Image: Huszti family/BBC.)
“We are really worried about Eliza and Henrietta and all we want is for them to be found.”
If you have any details that could assist, please reach out to Police Scotland on 101, quoting the incident number 0735 of January 7.
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