Kiesha Abrahams

Kiesha Abrahams, is a six-year old child reported missing since 1st August. Kiesha was last seen at 9.30pm on Saturday when her mother, Kristi Abrahams, put her to bed in pink pyjamas and a purple Pumpkin Patch jacket at their apartment block unit on Woodstock Ave at Hebersham, in Sydney's west. She was reported missing on Sunday morning after her mother discovered her bed empty and the front door ajar but it showed no sign of forced entry.

A series of investigaitons had been carried out by the police after that. Also, they were looking at cash payments made into the couple's bank account in the weeks before Kiesha disappeared on August 1. Mr Smith reportedly had already given police his account details. However, they refused to comment on allegations they received a series of mystery payments into their bank account.

Police revealed that they are confident they know who is responsible for the disappearance of Kiesha Abrahams and it is only a matter of time before the suspect is arrested. Recently, there was even speculation at Wheeler Oval in Sadleir that police were looking for the six-year-old. However, police have denied it.

Residents said that the oval is a frequent dumping ground for local mechanics and workmen, who access it from under a nearby bridge over Cabramatta Creek.

Sadlier resident Sussan, who did not want to disclose her last name, said she was worried about her childrens' safety.

"Our kids play in that park and they [the police] are not telling us what's happening," she said.

Residents said that they heard helicopters overhead from 7.30am, when it is believed the police search of the area started.

Critique: It is a sheer pity to hear the news of this six year old girl who has been missing for more than a month. Since the police are putting lots of efforts in the investigation, I believe that it appears to be close to a result already. Let's pray that she can return home safely soon.

Qantas jet turns back after large hole appears in shell around engine

A Qantas flight 747 that carrying 212 passengers and a crew of 18 forced to turn back San Francisco due to engine failure. A passenger has described hearing a "deep metallic groan" and seeing flames streaming from a Sydney-bound Qantas jet engine after it failed and punched a hole in the metal shell around it.

After troubleshooting, the pilots decided to shut the engine down and dumped the fuel as a precaution. They also made an appropriate decision to head back San Fracisco.

Luckily, there were no injuries during the landing, Qantas spokesman Simon Rushton said, and the plane was able to pull up to the aerobridge at the terminal so passengers could get off the plane.

Although engine failure is a very rare event, Barry Jackson of the Australian and International Pilots Association said pilots had always been trained regularly for it. He said the captain would have followed a standard drill that involved shutting down and isolating the engine from other parts of the plane. Besides, dumping fuel was also necessary to get the plane's weight down to its maximum landing weight, he said.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the US said Qantas would prepare a report for the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board.

"Whatever Qantas does is going to have to meet with our approval too," an FAA spokesman said.

"The bottom line is we want to make sure and know that that aircraft is airworthy when they are saying they want to put it back on line."

Critique: Always, there are things that happened out of our expectations. Therefore, precautionary measures should often be taken to help us get ready to deal with the worse situation. Life is unpredictable, we can never forecast what is going to happen in the next second.