Grandmother of missing kids, aged 4 and 6, speaks out

The Canadian Press

· Posted: May 06, 2025 10:46 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes ago

As the hunt for 2 young children missing from their location successful agrarian northeastern Nova Scotia entered its 5th time connected Tuesday, their maternal grandma said she is holding connected to anticipation they volition beryllium recovered safe.

"We're conscionable hoping and praying for the champion — that's it — for our babies to travel home," Cyndy Murray said successful a little telephone interview, adding that constabulary person advised the household against speaking with the public.

Murray is the grandma of six-year-old Lily Sullivan and four-year-old Jack Sullivan, who were past seen Friday morning. Her girl is the children's mother, Malehya Brooks-Murray.

Police person said that for 4 days, crushed teams person meticulously searched respective kilometres successful a heavy wooded country astir Gairloch Road successful the assemblage of Lansdowne Station, wherever the children's household location is located.

Their stepfather, Daniel Martell, said Monday helium worries they were abducted, but constabulary accidental determination is nary grounds the children were taken and that investigators are acting nether the content some kids wandered from their home.

Martell said that aft the disappearance, the children's parent near to beryllium with her household successful different portion of the state and has blocked him connected societal media.

RCMP picture Lily Sullivan arsenic having shoulder-length, airy brownish hairsbreadth with bangs, and accidental she mightiness beryllium wearing a pinkish sweater, pinkish pants and pinkish boots; Jack Sullivan has short, blond hairsbreadth and is wearing bluish dinosaur boots.

Up to 140 radical astatine a clip person been searching for the children, with the assistance of constabulary dogs and drones.