Nora Quoirin update: Family of missing British teenager offer £10,000 reward as search enters second week

Katy Clifton12 August 2019

A £10,000 reward has been offered to help find London schoolgirl Nora Quoirin who is missing in Malaysia.

The teenager, 15, who has a learning disability, went missing from her bedroom at the Dusun resort in southern Negeri Sembilan state eight days ago in what her parents believe was an abduction.

Her parents, Meabh and Sebastien Quoirin, have now offered a £10,000 reward for information leading their daughter's return.

Announcing the reward, Nora's family said their daughter is "so precious to us" and said their "hearts are breaking."

Nora Quoirin,15, is missing in Malaysia.
PA

The statement said: "Nora is our first child. She has been vulnerable since the day she was born. She is so precious to us and our hearts are breaking.

"We are appealing to anyone who has information about Nora to help us find her. The police have been working extremely hard to bring Nora home."

Meabh and Sebastien Quoirin
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They added: "In order to help their investigation, we have decided to offer a reward: 50,000 ringgit has been donated by an anonymous Belfast-based business for any information that directly helps us to find Nora.

"If you have any information at all, please call the police hotline here on 01112285058 or email ops@lbtrust.org from outside Malaysia."

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On Monday, another 100 emergency workers joined the search for the missing teenager, who was born with the brain defect holoprosencephaly and has special needs.

Officers from the National Crime Agency, Scotland Yard and Interpol are also supporting the search.

They were joined by a traditional shaman who put himself into a trance in an attempt to locate the missing child.

Fog and rain was said to be hampering efforts in the tropical rainforest around The Dusun resort, about 40 miles south of Kuala Lumpur.

It comes as more than £100,000 was raised through fundraising pages to help with the search.

The teenager's aunt set up an online fundraising page in the aftermath of her disappearance, which has so far collected more than £89,000.

A second campaign created by Nora's uncle to collect money in euros now totals more than 14,000 euros (£13,000).

On Saturday, Nora's parents, a French-Irish couple who have lived in London for 20 years, thanked those involved in looking for her.

"You have given up your time especially at a special festival time," said Ms Quoirin, referring to Hari Raya Haji, the Islamic "festival of sacrifice" celebrations.

In a video broadcast on local media, she added: "We want to say thank you to each and every one of you. We know you're searching night and day for Nora.

"We see you working so hard and also praying with us and being with us."

The family have said they remain hopeful after police leading the investigation refused to rule out a "criminal element".

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