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6th March 2024
11:35am GMT
Gardaí have issued a renewed missing person appeal to the public after a teenager has been missing for three weeks.
Shane Hafford, who is 17, was last seen in Stradone, County Cavan, on February 14. Shane is reported to be around 5 foot 9 inches in height with a slim build.
He has brown hair and green eyes.
Gardai added that he was wearing an Under Armour tracksuit in navy with black trainers when he was last seen.
Shane has been known to frequent the Dublin area in the past.
Gardaí are appealing for anyone with information on Shane’s whereabouts to contact Cavan Garda Station on 049 436 8800, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.
In a statement, a Garda spokesperson urged anyone with any information to come forward.
They said: "Gardai are renewing their appeal to the public for assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 17-year-old Shane Hafford, who was last seen in Stradone, County Cavan, on the evening of Wednesday, 14th February 2024."
They added: "Anyone with information on Shane’s whereabouts is asked to contact Cavan Garda Station on 049 436 8800, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station."
Melinda Fanning, 43, went missing from a private property in Holland Park and was last seen leaving a business in Rothwell, a coastal suburb in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland.
Concerned friends have said that her disappearance is "totally out of character" for her, and have urged anyone with information to get in touch.
Taking to Facebook, Australian Missing Persons Register explained: "She messaged a friend at 4.30pm on Thursday 15/2 saying she was walking her dog Rockey (a brown brindle Great Dane greyhound cross) who is also missing.
"Police traced her to a hardware store in Rothwell on the same day at 6pm. She didn’t turn up to meet another friend on Sat 17/2."
One of Melinda's friends added: "She didn’t turn up to her friend's place on Wed 21/2 as was arranged.
"We were to be helping her with an assignment she was doing for study she’d started.
"She didn’t let us know, which is totally out of character in my experience with her."
Melinda has been described as Caucasian, around 165cm tall, with a proportional build, blonde hair and blue eyes.
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