Unaccompanied Chinese girl goes missing from HSE care

A TEENAGE Chinese girl who arrived unaccompanied at Cork airport earlier this year has gone missing from HSE care.

The girl, who turned 17 earlier this month and arrived with no bags, is the latest case of an unaccompanied minor to disappear from state care. It is understood the girl arrived via Barcelona in January with just a mobile phone with one number on it. She was passed from the gardaí to the HSE who placed her in emergency foster care with a family in Carrigaline.

It is understood, however, she was taken from the family after 24 hours and placed in HSE supported lodging from which she subsequently went missing.