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Search for missing Kerry Winter becomes multilingual in Dubai
The search for Kerry Winter continues across all corners of the city by making the missing South African woman's disappearance known to as many people as possible.
- By Emmanuelle Landais, Staff Reporter
- Published: 00:03 September 8, 2008
- Kerry Winter went missing on August 20 and has not been seen since.
- Image Credit: Supplied picture
Dubai: The search for Kerry Winter continues across all corners of the city by making the missing South African woman's disappearance known to as many people as possible.
Arab and Indian communities are being targeted in fresh awareness campaigns in which T-shirts and leaflets are being distributed in Arabic and Hindi.
Winter, 35, went missing on August 20 and has not been seen since. Her British ex-boyfriend, 42, is the main suspect in the case.
He confessed to beating her with a baseball bat and leaving her on the side of a desert road.
Family members Kurt Winter, 41, her brother, and nephew, David Giles, have generated a lot of support from residents here, who have offered their help to look for the woman by any means they can.
Hope
Winter has now been missing for 19 days and her brother remains hopeful. A Facebook group called Help Us Find Kerry has been created for people to exchange information.
On Friday, 150 T-shirts were handed out to well-wishers to wear as often as possible until she is found. The printed words "Help Us Find Kerry" have already triggered questions from the public, say volunteers helping out with the search campaign.
"I was very moved with the attitude of people and the numbers that showed up and decided to be present. The South African embassy is helping us now and is involved in liaising with the authorities so we can get daily updates," said Kurt Winter.
"There are volunteers out there also with banners in Hindi and Arabic to spread more awareness as it has only been in English so far," he said.
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