Northern Territory police are searching for a five-year-old Aboriginal girl, Sharon, who disappeared from her family home in Alice Springs early on Sunday. Authorities believe she may have been abducted.
Sharon was reported missing at 1.35am on Sunday after last being seen in her bed at 11.30pm on Saturday. Police are looking for 47-year-old Jefferson Lewis, a man known to the family who also vanished from the camp around the same time.
Acting Commander Mark Grieve said Lewis is known for domestic and family violence offences and had recently been released from prison without supervision orders. Lewis is not related to Sharon but was peripheral to the family and had been in and around the house.
A large-scale search involving drones, mounted police, canine units, and community volunteers is underway in the area, including the Todd River and bushland. Major crime detectives are handling a separate criminal investigation.
Sharon was last seen wearing a dark blue short-sleeve T-shirt with a white stripe and black boxer-style underwear. Police urge anyone with information to come forward, regardless of how minor it may seem.
