Police in New Zealand have confirmed that the child's body found in a drain yesterday was that of missing toddler Aisling Symes.

A body believed to be that of missing toddler Aisling Symes has reportedly been found in New Zealand.

YOU could hardly imagine a more homely or tranquil scene: a young couple take time out to do a spot of gardening while their toddler plays happily nearby.

THE head of a major search for a two-year-old Irish girl who disappeared in New Zealand on Monday has admitted the toddler may have been kidnapped to order.

THE utter wretchedness of an Irish father was plain to see as he told a press conference he and his family were “barely existing” as they awaited news on their two-year-old daughter who is missing from her New Zealand home for nearly five days.