A body has been found in the search for missing teenager Nora Quoirin in Malaysia. The 15-year-old teen was reported missing on August 4th whilst on a family holiday at a jungle resort, Dusan in southern Negeri Sembilan.
A spokesman for the Lucie Blackman Trust which is handling all the media enquiries for the family said the body is “likely” the body is that of Nora Quoirin.
Media release – #missing Nora Quoirin. Our thoughts and support are with her family. PLEASE RESPECT THEIR PRIVACY AND PLEASE DO NOT APPROACH FAMILY AND FRIENDS pic.twitter.com/YJIZDJmt9S
— Lucie Blackman Trust (@MissingAbroad) August 13, 2019
The body was found just over a mile away from the resort.
Hundreds have been involved in the search for the London teenager, Nora was born with the brain defect holoprosencephaly and has special needs this made her case more important.
On Monday, her parents thanked everyone who was looking for her and offered a £10,000 reward for anyone who would have found her.
On Monday, Ms Quoirin said: “Nora is our first child.
“She has been vulnerable since the day she was born.
“She is so precious to us and our hearts are breaking. We are appealing to anyone who has information about Nora to help us find her.”
The family arrived at the Dusun forest eco-resort in southern Negeri Sembilan state on August 3rd. The following morning she was missing from her bedroom and her window was wide open. The 15-year-old was born with holoprosencephaly, a disorder which affects brain development, this means her communication is limited and she struggles with coordination. Last week the police found fingerprints on the window ledge which was found wide open in Nora’s room. There as several prints and statements have now been taken by 20 individuals.
