Little Australian girl Zahra Baker is missing in America. The nine year old suffers hearing loss and had a lower leg amputated after a bout of cancer. She was born in Australia but moved to America after her father Adam Baker met a woman on the internet two years ago.
Last Friday in North Carolina, police found a mattress in a garbage dump they believe belonged to Zahra and are hoping DNA testing will provide crucial evidence in the case. Zahra's parents disposed of the mattress a few days before they reported her missing.
Now police have found a prosthetic leg but because it was fitted in Australia, it will take time to confirm whether it belongs to Zahra. Police need the model and serial number for identification. Eliza Baker, Zahra's stepmother, has been helping police since last Sunday and joined the search near a home she lived in three years ago. According to local media, the leg was found near that area.
Zarah's stepmother has been charged with obstructing justice after she admitted writing a fake $1 million ransom note. She is also under investigation amid claims that she abused the little girl. Search teams are back at the family home in Hickory looking for more evidence and are using dogs, backhoes and shovels. DNA testing is still being performed on the mattress.
Zahra's father Adam Baker, a former Queensland sugar mill worker was arrested on Monday for writing worthless cheques, two counts of communicating threats and one count of assault with a deadly weapon. However these charges are not connected to Zahra's disappearance.
In cases like this, it makes you aware of just how vulnerable little children are regarding their parents' love interests. They have no choice but to tag along with whoever their parent decides to shack up with. There now appears to be little hope that Sahra will be found alive.
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