Media Release
2 November 2005
Public help is being sought to find a four-year-old girl from the United States who is believed to be in Australia.
Reya Lunetta (also known as Hira) was removed from the United States of America in mid 2002 by her mother, Camilla Ellefsen Lunetta (also known as Zelma), without the consent of her father or an order from a relevant court in the United States. It is believed the mother and child arrived in Perth in August 2003, but are now living in the eastern states of Australia.
The matter is currently the subject of a Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction application in the Family Court of Australia. Both Australia and the United States are signatories to the convention. The Family Court of Australia has issued an order authorising all members of the Australian Federal Police, State and Territory police forces and the Marshal of the Family Court to locate the child.
Reya is four years old with blue eyes and a fair complexion. She has a brown birthmark on the sole of her foot and a red mark on the rear of her head.
Camilla Lunetta, 32, is about 173 cm tall and of slim build. She has a fair complexion and light blue/grey eyes. She has brown hair, which may be shaved or coloured. She may also speak with a northern European accent. She has a brown birthmark on her left forearm, a tattoo of her own profile on her right shoulderblade and a chip in her front tooth.
Anyone who has information about the whereabouts of Reya or Camilla Lunetta should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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