The family of two missing sisters had no idea the siblings planned to flee their Scots home – as the search for the pair continues in its second week. Henrietta and Eliza Huszti were last seen in Aberdeen in the early hours of January 7.
The 32-year-olds are originally from Hungary and, along with their brother, are triplets. Their sibling still lives in his homeland and has spoken about the shock brought by their disappearance from his home in Budapest, the nation’s capital.
Jozsef Huszti described the events as “strange”. He said: “We don’t understand this whole thing. That they wrote a message to their landlady, that they wanted to immediately end their tenancy agreement.
“We didn’t have any information about that. So that’s the strange thing, that the girls didn’t tell us anything about that. They never mentioned any such plan.”
Henrietta (left) and Eliza Huszti (right) are still missing in Aberdeen.
(Image: Police Scotland)
The BBC reports he added: “Even when my mother spoke to them on the Saturday, they didn’t mention anything about it, that they had any plan to move out.”
The sisters moved to Scotland about 10 years ago and had been saving to buy their own home. He said they had no financial difficulties and were saving up to buy their own property.
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Mr Huszti said the sisters spoke to their mother weekly, sometimes daily, and were very close to her. He described them as cautious women, always talking things through with each other and with their mother. He added the family had been flooded with messages of support.
Police Scotland have confirmed it is a missing persons inquiry and not a criminal investigation. Supt Davie Howieson revealed on Tuesday the alarm was raised by the landlord of the sisters. He said: “In the days preceding, the sisters had indicated to the landlord that they intended to leave their tenancy.
“The landlord carried out inquiries at the address which has led them to be concerned about the whereabouts of the sisters.”
A police dive boat on the River Dee at Aberdeen harbour.
(Image: PA)
Supt Howieson said the force had “a number of hypotheses” about what may have happened. One of the main theories is that the sisters somehow entered the water in the River Dee area that is being searched.
The area was covered in snow and ice when the sisters disappeared, after a spell of bitterly cold weather. Officers spoke to pedestrians and motorists in the area during an early morning operation on Tuesday, a week on from their disappearance, to try and shed more light on their movements.
Extensive searches have been carried out, with the police helicopter, divers and dogs involved. Relatives had released a statement on Monday evening appealing to anyone with any information that could help in the search to come forward.
It said: “This has been a very worrying and upsetting time for our family. We are really worried about Eliza and Henrietta and all we want is for them to be found.” The women are both described as white and of slim build with long brown hair.
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