Victorian mum's disappearance is 'suspicious' and 'unusual', top cop says
Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton has conceded the disappearance of missing mother Samantha Murphy is "suspicious" but said no evidence of foul play had emerged.It's been 10 days since Murphy went missing after heading out for a run in the Canadian State Forest near Ballarat on February 4.
Police have been following up hundreds of pieces of information and are conducting targeted searches of the local area.
Investigators earlier said they didn't have any evidence to prove the 51-year-old's disappearance was suspicious or that foul play was involved.
Patton today said Murphy's disappearance was suspicious due to the unusual and concerning nature of the case, and the amount of time she had been missing.
"It's suspicious, whether that means there's foul play involved, or not, I don't know," Patton said today.
"It's certainly unusual when we haven't been able to locate any trace of her or any other evidence within that period of time.
"But, obviously, detectives are investigating a matter where a woman's been missing for a significant period of time."
MEDIA LINK: Missing Samantha Murphy left home on February 4, 2024 to go jogging in the Woowookarung Regional Park, near Ballarat, Victoria #AUSTRALIA
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