Missing family may have changed names, moved to another part of the country - police
Police suspect Tom Phillips and his three young children, who went bush eight months ago, may have started new lives somewhere else in the country.
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Police suspect Tom Phillips and his three young children, who went bush eight months ago, may have started new lives somewhere else in the country.
A Marokopa man missing with his three children for eight months may have escaped the area and is likely being helped by someone according to police. Tom Phillips who previously prompted a full scale search after taking his children bush, has been missing again since January when he failed to appear in court in Te Kuiti charged in relation to the initial disappearance. The children are aged between six and nine years old, and Tom Phillips is a skilled bushman. Waikato Area Commander, Inspector Will Loughrin explains there's been no sign of them locally and they need the public's help....
The Ōtorohanga mayor is urging Thomas Phillips to bring his children home and hand himself in.
The mother of the missing Phillips children says family members are beside themselves with worry and believe someone is helping her ex-husband.
The Waitomo District mayor believes the community is in the dark about the whereabouts of missing Waikato man Tom Phillips and his three children.