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| Alice Gross: Family's 'agony' over missing schoolgirl | |
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| The family of missing schoolgirl Alice Gross say they are "desperately concerned" for her welfare and "every morning brings new agony". | |
| In a statement released by police ahead of a reconstruction of her last known movements, they appealed to Alice to "come home where you belong." | In a statement released by police ahead of a reconstruction of her last known movements, they appealed to Alice to "come home where you belong." |
| The 14-year-old was last seen on CCTV walking along the Grand Union Canal in west London on 28 August. | The 14-year-old was last seen on CCTV walking along the Grand Union Canal in west London on 28 August. |
| Police are also looking for convicted murderer Arnis Zalkalns. | Police are also looking for convicted murderer Arnis Zalkalns. |
| The 41-year-old Latvian was filmed cycling along the canal 15 minutes after Alice was seen and went missing from his Ealing home on 3 September. | The 41-year-old Latvian was filmed cycling along the canal 15 minutes after Alice was seen and went missing from his Ealing home on 3 September. |
| He was jailed for his wife's murder in 1998 and served seven years in jail before moving to the UK in 2007. | He was jailed for his wife's murder in 1998 and served seven years in jail before moving to the UK in 2007. |
| 'Please help' | 'Please help' |
| Her family said: "Alice has been missing for four weeks now. We are desperately concerned about her welfare and worry constantly about what may have happened to her." | |
| Appealing directly to Alice, they added: "We love you and we miss you. We want to see your smile again, we want to hear you sing again. We want to be a family again. | Appealing directly to Alice, they added: "We love you and we miss you. We want to see your smile again, we want to hear you sing again. We want to be a family again. |
| "The whole family, all your friends, the community and the police are united in trying to bring you home." | "The whole family, all your friends, the community and the police are united in trying to bring you home." |
| Urging anyone with information about the case to contact police, they added: "We cannot believe that Alice is not at home with us and every morning brings new agony. We dearly love our daughter and Nina dearly loves her sister. | Urging anyone with information about the case to contact police, they added: "We cannot believe that Alice is not at home with us and every morning brings new agony. We dearly love our daughter and Nina dearly loves her sister. |
| "Please, please help us." | "Please, please help us." |
| The investigation team has followed at least 729 lines of inquiry, spoken to 1,067 people and taken more than 1,000 calls but there have been no confirmed sightings of Alice. | The investigation team has followed at least 729 lines of inquiry, spoken to 1,067 people and taken more than 1,000 calls but there have been no confirmed sightings of Alice. |
| Metropolitan Police detectives are now in the Latvian capital Riga. | Metropolitan Police detectives are now in the Latvian capital Riga. |
| Force commander Graham McNulty has said the decision to name Mr Zalkalns as a suspect in the disappearance of Alice Gross was a "kind of last resort". | Force commander Graham McNulty has said the decision to name Mr Zalkalns as a suspect in the disappearance of Alice Gross was a "kind of last resort". |
| "It's not very often we seek to name suspects... because you're tipping people off," he said. | "It's not very often we seek to name suspects... because you're tipping people off," he said. |
| Officers are continuing to search a stretch of the River Brent, where Alice's rucksack was found, and its banks near Ealing Hospital. | Officers are continuing to search a stretch of the River Brent, where Alice's rucksack was found, and its banks near Ealing Hospital. |
| Detective Superintendent Carl Mehta, said: "Alice was last seen on CCTV walking along the canal towpath, heading under Trumpers Way bridge towards Hanwell. | Detective Superintendent Carl Mehta, said: "Alice was last seen on CCTV walking along the canal towpath, heading under Trumpers Way bridge towards Hanwell. |
| "Since 16:26 BST on that Thursday 28 August she has not been seen. Did you see Alice that afternoon? Have you seen her since? We need your help to find her. | "Since 16:26 BST on that Thursday 28 August she has not been seen. Did you see Alice that afternoon? Have you seen her since? We need your help to find her. |
| "Just as Alice reached the bridge it started to rain heavily. Think back and try to remember if you were out and about in that area that afternoon. It was during the summer holidays and the canal is a really popular place locally. | "Just as Alice reached the bridge it started to rain heavily. Think back and try to remember if you were out and about in that area that afternoon. It was during the summer holidays and the canal is a really popular place locally. |
| "We know that Alice loved the rain, so she probably would have kept walking in it rather than seek shelter. | |
| "There are many paths and turn offs from that canal towpath. We don't know the route that Alice took, so please think back to that Thursday four weeks ago and call us if you can help." | |
| The hunt for Alice, from Hanwell, west London, is the largest Met Police search operation since the 7/7 terrorist bombings in 2005, with 600 officers from eight forces involved. | The hunt for Alice, from Hanwell, west London, is the largest Met Police search operation since the 7/7 terrorist bombings in 2005, with 600 officers from eight forces involved. |
| Detectives said Mr Zalkalns was arrested on suspicion of indecently assaulting a 14-year-old girl in 2009, but no further action was taken. | Detectives said Mr Zalkalns was arrested on suspicion of indecently assaulting a 14-year-old girl in 2009, but no further action was taken. |
| A reward of up to £20,000 is being offered for anyone who has information that leads detectives to find Alice. | A reward of up to £20,000 is being offered for anyone who has information that leads detectives to find Alice. |