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12/12/01 - THE DAY SARAH DISAPPEARED
By Neil Roberts
The Mirror
Sarah Payne went missing while playing hide and seek
with brothers Lee, 14, Luke, 13, and sister Charlotte,
six. She and her family were visiting their grandparents
who lived nearby.
The eight-year-old was snatched from a lane in Kingston
Gorse, West Sussex on July 1 2000. Tragically, her brother
Lee was just a few seconds behind Sarah who had run
away from her siblings after a minor argument.
Lee went after her, but was only in time to see a white
van driving away from the scene of her abduction. He
saw the driver, who he later described to police. A
search for the little girl was launched within hours.
Police and volunteers scoured the countryside for more
than two weeks.
Massive media coverage started immediately, making her
face well known to everyone in the country - but as
time went on hope began to fade. Sarah's body was eventually
discovered in a shallow grave near the A29 at Pulborough,
West Sussex 17 days later.
Roy Whiting was arrested on the evening of July 2 -
one day after Sarah went missing - but was later released
on police bail after Sarah's brother Lee could not pick
him out of an identity parade. He was rearrested on
July 31 and finally taken into custody on January 24
2001. |
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