THE seek for lacking Belfast father John George has gone worldwide after Interpol joined the investigation.
The daddy-of-two, also called John Hardy, 37, was final heard from on December 14, when he was as a consequence of drive from Alicante to Benidorm however by no means arrived.
On that day, he made a ‘distressed’ cellphone name to his kin, earlier than lacking his flight residence on December 18, sparking his household to report him lacking.
Family members insist John was ‘lured’ to Spain for what he thought was a vacation with associates, just for somebody ‘from residence’ to shoot him to dying and eliminate his physique.
Northern Eire police (PSNI) and a number of Spanish authorities have develop into concerned within the investigation.
Now, in response to Kevin Winters, solicitor for the household, Interpol has joined the probe and ‘may make all of the distinction.’
He informed Northern Eire’s UTV: “We’ve PSNI, we’ve got Spanish police and now a 3rd company. And as I perceive it we’ve got all their assets bringing to bear on this investigation.
“That may solely be optimistic information for the George household of their more and more distraught makes an attempt to recuperate the physique of their son.”
It comes after the household vowed to stay in Spain till John is discovered.
His sister Courtney George mentioned: “I do know what has occurred to him, he has been scared… And to know that his final moments he has been scared will hang-out me.
“I need the individuals who did this to know they’ve ruined our household and ruined our life. We are going to by no means be the identical so give us again our beloved one and we will get him buried.”
In the meantime, a specialist canine unit from Northern Eire has returned residence after scouring some 350km of Alicante with the assistance of labrador Rocko and a drone.
Crew member Gary mentioned their assist ‘gave a lift’ to the household, including: “We didn’t need to come again in any respect. It’s disappointing for us (to not discover something), we need to do the job, and we need to reunite their son with them.
“So if they need us to come back again out once more, we’re all volunteers and we’re prepared to go, and if we will get the workforce collectively, we are going to go.”
