05/03/2008

Ahern Meets Mother Of Missing Teen

The Taoiseach has met with the mother of a Dublin teenager who has been missing in the Costa del Sol since New Year's Day.

Bertie Ahern met Audrey Fitzpatrick whose 15-year-old daughter Amy has not been seen since January 1st, when she left a friend's house to walk to her home in Mijas on the Costa del Sol in the south of Spain. Amy's stepfather, Dave Mahon, was also at the meeting.

Mr Ahern reiterated the government's offer to provide assistance to the family and emphasised the willingness of the Irish Embassy in Madrid to help, a statement said.

The Taoiseach said he would ask the embassy to convene a meeting between the family, Irish officials and the Spanish police to review progress in the case.

The search for Amy was scaled down in January after a two-day search involving around 230 police officers and volunteers.

(NS/JM)

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