Toronto police and a local neighborhood watch group have received reports that posters for a missing teenage girl have been torn down.
The girl, Esther has been missing since the 15th of May.
Maureen Leshem, a spokesperson for Esther's family, said it was 'disturbing and cruel' to see posters being torn down.
'When a family is desperately trying to find their child, this kind of behaviour should concern every person in our city,' she said in an emailed statementto the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
'Right now, the only focus should be on finding Esther. Instead, volunteers who have spent days and nights searching, postering, and raising awareness are watching those efforts deliberately undermined.'
The Toronto police expressed a similar sentiment while also asking for any information.
Nadine Ramadan, spokesperson for Toronto police, said that police 'understand reports of these posters being torn down are upsetting for the community.'
'However, removing posters is not necessarily a criminal offence,' she said. 'Our focus remains on the investigation to find Esther.'
'While we understand how deeply concerning this case is for the community, we encourage anyone with information to please contact police, who have the resources to conduct a thorough missing persons investigation,' Ramadan said in a separate email.
In terms of where Esther could be a local Toronto neighborhood watch group in Toronto has a response.
Source: International Business Times UK
