No suggestion of criminality in disappearance of sisters, say police

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “One of our theories has to be that they’ve entered the water for reasons unknown, and that’s why so much of our search activity is focused on the river, the river bank, and the harbour itself, but we’re not ruling out the fact that they may have left this area by means that we haven’t identified yet.” He said there is nothing to suggest anything suspicious in relation to the sisters’ disappearance. He said: “We’re remaining open minded, but we’re seven days into an inquiry with an enormous amount of inquiry carried out, and at the moment, there’s nothing we’ve found that suggests criminality or suspicious circumstances. “So inquiries were carried out at the flat, and the circumstances that were found led to concern around their whereabouts, which was then important to the police.” On Tuesday, police carried out an early morning operation where the sisters went missing a week on from their disappearance. Mr Howieson said police remain “extremely concerned” about the sisters and urged anyone with information about their whereabouts to contact police.