Cops reveal missing Sharon, 5, was last seen being led away holding the hand of violent ex-con, 47
A little girl believed to have been abducted was last seen holding the hand of a recently released violent criminal as he led her off into the night three days ago.
Sharon Granites, 5, was reported missing from Ilyperenye (Old Timers) Town Camp outside Alice Springs in the Northern Territory around 11.30pm on Anzac Day.Police believe Sharon was taken by Jefferson Lewis, 47, a newly-released prisoner who was present at the camp on Saturday evening. NT Police Acting Assistant Commissioner Peter Malley revealed on Tuesday that Lewis had been seen ‘holding’ the little girl’s hand shortly before she vanished.
As the manhunt continues, police still hope Sharon is alive, but Asst Commr Malley admitted: ‘As time goes on, those chances reduce.’
He also revealed police had identified a crime scene nearby which has now been taped off, as police ‘process items of interest’. Detectives believe Lewis ‘led the little girl away to the crime scene’.
Police also revealed they had been called out to the Town Camp earlier the same evening, when Lewis was captured on bodycam footage.
