Mother believes missing daughter ‘abducted or dead’

THE mother of a missing 37-year-old Co Westmeath woman believes her daughter has either been abducted or is dead.

Athlone native, Marie Greene, who is described by gardaí as a creature of habit, was last seen at her family home at 9pm on Sunday.

She is about 5ft 5ins height, of slim build and with fair hair. Marie was wearing jeans, white runners and a blue fleece when she disappeared.

Speaking at the family home at St Mel’s Terrace, her mother, Winnie Greene said: “I know myself that it is not like Marie to be out there without getting in contact me. I know someone has her, she is either dead or someone is holding her and I would like them to think about me and let her home to me.”

“She looks out after me she helps me, she gives me my medication and she does everything for me,” she said.

Appealing to anyone who may know something, Winnie said: “I’d ask them please get in contact with the Athlone guards. I’d be very thankful to them if they done that for me because if anything ever happens to Marie I won’t live. It will kill me, I’m after burying my husband and my son and I won’t be able to put up with this, that is the truth.”

“I saw her on Sunday night at 9 o’clock and she was in the best form in the world. She has two dogs and she loves her dogs, the little dog wanted to go with her, she said, ‘I can’t bring you.’ She said, ‘I’ll be back in a few minutes and I will bring you.’

“She just walked out the door, she got a phonecall at 9 o’clock and she walked out the door. She told whoever she was talking to on the phone that she is going out the door now. She went out the door and that’s the last I saw of Marie.”

Mrs Greene rang Marie at 10.30pm but there was no answer. “I got very worried, I got a bad feeling inside of me that something was wrong,” she added. By 3.30am Mrs Greene decided to alert the gardaí.

Anybody with any information can contact the Gardaí in Athlone at 090 64 98550 or on the Garda Confidential line at 1800 666 111.