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I'm not saying this is linked but it may be of interest for several reasons, including the child protection worker quoted in the few articles for her.
Emmadilla Peacock-Lewis is 15 & went missing from Toowoomba on 28 Sept. I believe the first official public alerts, stating that Emma is missing & QLDpol are monitoring her fb account, were released 30 Oct.
The 42 yr old man who is suspected of being with Emma was himself reported missing the day after Emma's first public alert ie. 31 Oct.
31 Oct is of course also the day after Tia went missing.
http://mypolice.qld.gov.au/blog/2015/11/04/missing-people-toowoomba/
Edit : just found a 4 Nov article referencing concern over the delay for Tiah & stating Emma's first official alert was 29 Oct - over a month after she disappeared
http://www.news.com.au/national/que...-met-on-facebook/story-fnj4alav-1227604507028
& the child protection reference was to police child protection not state so no foster care background but a 4 week delay nonetheless?
Edit 2 : just to clarify, the 29th alert only mentioned Emma. An alert on the 31st identified him in connection for the first time & his parents reported him missing the same day when they'd been unable to contact him. From 28 Sept onward, police seem to have been acting on the assumption the pair were simply travelling to Tassie together, but this doesn't seem to be based on anything other than Tassie being the place his parents live.
At what age are you legally allowed to leave home of your own free will and not required to have to have parental guardianship associated with you? Is it different for each state?