SunLive - Significant welfare concerns for fugitive's kids sunlive.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sunlive.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By RNZ It has been almost two years since children Jadya, Maverick and Ember disappeared from Marokopa with their fugitive dad Tom Phillips - and police are.
It has been almost two years since children Jadya, Maverick and Ember disappeared from Marokopa with their fugitive dad Tom Phillips and police are increasingly concerned they're being dragged into crime. Phillips reappeared briefly last week caught on CCTV allegedly trying to break into the Piopio superette and he had a helper with him. That person was heavily disguised but police say it's one of his children, who are aged between seven and 10 years old. One of the last times Phillips was seen he was allegedly armed and robbing a Te kuiti bank. Police say he had a petite person helping him then, although they cant say if it was one of his children. But at the time a witness told Checkpoint it was a girl and she was armed too. All of this raises signficant questions about Jayda, Maverick and Ember's welfare. Clinical psychologist Dougal Sutherland speaks to Lisa Owen. In a statement Oranga Tamariki says it has been supporting and working alongside Police, and staff have been across the issue since Mr Phillips and his children first went missing. A spokesperson says their priority is the children and ensuring that they are safe and well. They say it is in the best interest of the children for anyone with information to contact Police or Oranga Tamariki urgently. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default default/index.html?videoId=6341139574112
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