Dunedin cold case reopened
A Dunedin mother of three, missing for more than 11 years, may have been the victim of foul play, police suspect.
They have reopened an investigation into the disappearance of 29-year-old Tuitania (Tui) Marama Barclay who has not been spotted since October 2002.
She wasn't reported missing until February the next year but despite inquiries there were no significant leads.
Police decided to reopen the case after examining the file last year.
"As an unsolved missing person case, we've gone back and reviewed this file again. In the interests of ensuring that we've done our best to find out the truth about Tuitania's disappearance, we're revisiting the inquiry and conducting new investigations," says inquiry head Detective Senior Sergeant Malcolm Inglis.
The police dive squad has searched Ross Creek, somewhere she was know to frequent, and searches have been carried out on two addresses where she lived.
Police were now following leads but refused to disclose what they were.
Ms Barclay, who also went by the names of Tuitania McIntosh, Tuitania Brown and Sandra Williams, was last living with her partner at a Wakari Road address.
Det Sen Sgt Inglis said she had a history of drug-taking and prostitution but was not involved in either at the time of her disappearance.
"This appeared to be a woman who had been off the rails a bit in the past but had now turned her life around and showed all the signs of a caring mother who would not leave her three children," he said.
