UK Eliza & Henrietta Huszti, sisters both 32, CCTV captures them near a river at 2am, Aberdeen, 7 Jan 2025.

[WiseOwl]

I've been making that point from quite early on in the thread when they were located in the CCTV image. Makes even less sense if their house was located even further West and they needed to get down to and beyond that roundabout.

It really does look as if they are heading purposely to the river path in the direction of the boat club. If they did intend to self-harm then why at that particular spot?

 

[Konstantin]

It really does look as if they are heading purposely to the river path in the direction of the boat club. If they did intend to self-harm then why at that particular spot?

Maybe it's just really quiet there and no one would see or try to stop you? No CCTV along the path?

 

[Moonchild90]

It really does look as if they are heading purposely to the river path in the direction of the boat club. If they did intend to self-harm then why at that particular spot?

It is dark and quite private comparing to other spots

 

[TonnnnUK]

That map with the route on in the article I think is incorrect. Unless they have got the route info from the police.
The CCTV still image has been pinpointed to the intersection of Charlotte St, St Andrews St and Crooked Lane which is half a mile further North than where Guild St and Market St meet.

Unless, for some reason that was from another time/earlier in the evening and that's what has been issued in the reporting rather than the actual CCTV still from Market Street.

I'm not sure why they would issue a still from CCTV if it wasn't from the last or one of the last sightings of them so people might recognise them by clothing etc.

If the CCTV shot issued was from the same journey of them leaving their house their directions are more erratic.
I've super imposed the route from the Sun article in red and the green circle to the north is where the CCTV image is from.

 

[Bigditch]

As far as I can see, the CCTV footage is taken here on Charlotte Street, almost exactly a mile away from where the ladies entered the riverside path. The link points to Google Maps.



The wording that the press have used (above) is a bit misleading, I think. Yes, Eliza and Henrietta WERE captured on CCTV near a river (undoubtedly that is how the police know they were on the riverside path), but the CCTV image showing them passing by a doorway was taken quite some distance away. I don't think there is any attempt at deception going on - the police have probably released the image that most clearly captures them.

Thank you.

 

[TMich6811]

Canadian Natural Resources Limited - a multi-national firm in the gas and oil exploration business. Aberdeen is the centre of the North Sea Oil industry in the UK. CNR are based in St. Magnus House, Guild Street, Aberdeen. Eliza and Henrietta would have walked past the side of this building (on their right) as they walked down Market Street.

Unless I’m looking at it incorrectly, because I could be as I try to make sense of the area. CNR would have been to their left since they didn’t go to the end of the block and they crossed over in front of that area? I’m asking because it’s listed as open in some capacity 24 hours - though this could also be wrong.

It also looks like that area is a bus hub or similar?

 

[TMich6811]

That map with the route on in the article I think is incorrect. Unless they have got the route info from the police.
The CCTV still image has been pinpointed to the intersection of Charlotte St, St Andrews St and Crooked Lane which is half a mile further North than where Guild St and Market St meet.

Unless, for some reason that was from another time/earlier in the evening and that's what has been issued in the reporting rather than the actual CCTV still from Market Street.

I'm not sure why they would issue a still from CCTV if it wasn't from the last or one of the last sightings of them so people might recognise them by clothing etc.

If the CCTV shot issued was from the same journey of them leaving their house their directions are more erratic.
I've super imposed the route from the Sun article in red and the green circle to the north is where the CCTV image is from.

Oh this is interesting, I didn’t realize how far that image was and I assumed it was their walking path noted. I wonder where that article got the path from then. The green circle is near a hotel.

 

[TonnnnUK]

Oh this is interesting, I didn’t realize how far that image was and I assumed it was their walking path noted. I wonder where that article got the path from then. The green circle is near a hotel.

It could be as simple as one of the sisters worked in the nearby hotels, the other went to meet her, and that's the clearest CCTV of them on that night heading back home maybe. It's just throwing things off with regards to their route from home to river path.

 

[ZeroAlpha]

It really does look as if they are heading purposely to the river path in the direction of the boat club. If they did intend to self-harm then why at that particular spot?

Quiet part of the river with easy access to the water's edge. The boat club has steps down to the water.

 

[TMich6811]

Quiet part of the river with easy access to the water's edge. The boat club has steps down to the water.

But presumably the boat clubs cameras would pick up something. Like I said earlier, I guess they haven’t denied or confirmed any footage

 

[Binx26]

Unless I’m looking at it incorrectly, because I could be as I try to make sense of the area. CNR would have been to their left since they didn’t go to the end of the block and they crossed over in front of that area? I’m asking because it’s listed as open in some capacity 24 hours - though this could also be wrong.

It also looks like that area is a bus hub or similar?

CNR is a gas company related to the oil industry. The office may be technically open 24 hours (as often companies have to follow international time zones) but it is not somewhere that would be busy or where people would go.

From the article it looks like they have walked through the bus station, which would be a sensible route to get to Market Street as it cuts off walking round the corner. It will also certainly have CCTV so assume that has also captured them.

 

[ZeroAlpha]

But presumably the boat clubs cameras would pick up something. Like I said earlier, I guess they haven’t denied or confirmed any footage

Possibly. The boat club's cameras might well show them entering the water, but police won't publicly state that.

 

[TMich6811]

CNR is a gas company related to the oil industry. The office may be technically open 24 hours (as often companies have to follow international time zones) but it is not somewhere that would be busy or where people would go.

From the article it looks like they have walked through the bus station, which would be a sensible route to get to Market Street as it cuts off walking round the corner. It will also certainly have CCTV so assume that has also captured them.

Thanks for the clarification

 

[WiseOwl]

That map with the route on in the article I think is incorrect. Unless they have got the route info from the police.
The CCTV still image has been pinpointed to the intersection of Charlotte St, St Andrews St and Crooked Lane which is half a mile further North than where Guild St and Market St meet.

Unless, for some reason that was from another time/earlier in the evening and that's what has been issued in the reporting rather than the actual CCTV still from Market Street.

I'm not sure why they would issue a still from CCTV if it wasn't from the last or one of the last sightings of them so people might recognise them by clothing etc.

If the CCTV shot issued was from the same journey of them leaving their house their directions are more erratic.
I've super imposed the route from the Sun article in red and the green circle to the north is where the CCTV image is from.

I thought it said the pair were last seen on CCTV in Market Street at Victoria Bridge around 2.12am on Tuesday, 7 January, 2025 - is that not the picture they used when they published the sisters walking together?

 

[TonnnnUK]

Possibly. The boat club's cameras might well show them entering the water, but police won't publicly state that.

The wouldn't have asked for businesses in the area to check their CCTV if there was actual evidence they hit the water, surely?

There's street CCTV right by the entrance to the path, which is probably how it was known they went along that path in the first place. Authorities have also gone on to state they believe they didn't leave the area.
Likely meaning any boat club cameras or other businesses nearby with working CCTV already accessed didn't pick them up.

 

[TonnnnUK]

I thought it said the pair were last seen on CCTV in Market Street at Victoria Bridge around 2.12am on Tuesday, 7 January, 2025 - is that not the picture they used when they published the sisters walking together?

That's correct, seen on CCTV on market street, also seen entering the path.
But the only CCTV image provided was located much further north it seems. Very odd.

 

[JennieM]

Just because they are not seen leaving the area, doesn’t mean they are in the river.

 

[WiseOwl]

That's correct, seen on CCTV on market street, also seen entering the path.
But the only CCTV image provided was located much further north it seems. Very odd.

It is strange. In your previous post you said that there is CCTV right by the entrance to the river path, well why not show this as well? Ok it might not be a clear picture but at least it would show which way the sisters were last seen heading.

I see the river path eventually comes out by the boathouse and then up to the main street, is there definitely CCTV coverage of this spot do you know? Is there any possibility they could of continued walking on and under the next bridge without being caught on CCTV?

 

[ZeroAlpha]

The wouldn't have asked for businesses in the area to check their CCTV if there was actual evidence they hit the water, surely?

There's street CCTV right by the entrance to the path, which is probably how it was known they went along that path in the first place. Authorities have also gone on to state they believe they didn't leave the area.
Likely meaning any boat club cameras or other businesses nearby with working CCTV already accessed didn't pick them up.

It's very possible. I have been involved in reviewing CCTV when the police already knew what had happened. They will want as much info as they can gather.

But my point was really about what the police will or won't publically disclose. So they may have CCTV footage showing the event but won't state that, rather they say they strongly believe they entered the water. But we don't know exactly what the CCTV shows or where it was from. It might only show shadows of two people walking the path and not leaving or returning so that points to them going into the river.

 

[TMich6811]

I agree - why not show us the most recent images for best identification?

Do buses run at this hour?