Teen said to be living with 30-year-old uncle disappears

A 13-year-old Romanian girl living in Dublin with a man who claims to be her uncle and guardian but has no official documentation to back-up his claims, has disappeared a court heard today.

Earlier a judge at the Children’s Court had said that gardaí may have to seek an “emergency care order” for her welfare. The girl, who has been in Ireland without her parents for about two months, is facing three charges for attempted thefts in Dublin city centre.