A year on, missing Amy's dad refuses to give up search
Friday January 02 2009
THE heartbroken dad of missing Irish teenager Amy Fitzpatrick has vowed to never give up on her.
The 16-year-old disappeared as she walked home from a friend's home late on New Year's Day last year.
There has been no trace of her since.
Amy and her brother Dean had been living with their mother Audrey on the Costa del Sol when she vanished.
Her father, Christopher Fitzpatrick made an emotional appeal after attending a special Mass yesterday to remember Amy a year after she disappeared in southern Spain.
Dean also attended the service in Donaghmede, Dublin.
Christopher Fitzpatrick in a public appeal said: "Not a day has gone by since then that her family and friends have not suffered to know where Amy is.
"I know, from the many letters of support and calls I have received, that the pain of her disappearance is shared by many of you -- family, friends and even people who did not know Amy but for whom the story has touched a nerve. Thank you all for your support to date but this is an appeal for more.
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"We know that there are people who have information which would help bring Amy back. This is a special appeal to those who, for whatever reason, have chosen to remain silent or who have not been able to share information up to now. Please, please -- do the right thing and share what you know."
Mr Fitzpatrick said he has retained the services of private investigator Liam Brady to assist in reviewing the details of Amy's case.
In Ireland, information could be given to the gardai, while in Spain the guardia civil can be contacted on +34 636079619.
"If you cannot contact the relevant authorities or the family -- then perhaps you can contact Liam or provide information in private," he said.
Liam Brady can be contacted at 00353 862 566 697 or www.liamabrady.ie.
- Michael Lavery
