Fed: NRL throws weight behind Missing Persons Week

AAP General News (Australia)
08-04-2008
Fed: NRL throws weight behind Missing Persons Week

SYDNEY, Aug 4 AAP - Images of five missing people will be splashed on the big screens
at National Rugby League games this week, as the football code does its bit for National
Missing Persons Week.

The NRL will tackle five unsolved cases, beginning at tonight's game between the Knights
and Eels in Newcastle.

The NRL will also promote the cases at the St George and Wests Tigers game this Friday
in Wollongong, and the Sharks and South Sydney game on Saturday.

NRL chief David Gallop said the clubs hadn't hesitated to offer their support during
Missing Persons Week.

"We've got a great ability to reach a large and diverse audience at our games so, hopefully,
we might provide a few leads that help in solving some of these cases," Mr Gallop said
in a statement.

Missing Persons Unit commander Inspector Mark McCallum said police hoped the exposure
provided at the high-profile sporting events would "shed some light" on where the five
missing people might be.

"I urge anyone who recognise the faces and has information relating to their whereabouts
to contact the Missing Persons (Unit) on 1800 000 634," Mr McCallum said.

The five missing people whose images will be shown at the rugby league games are Stephen
Stratford, Melloneney Menhennit, Wojtel Satsiak, Julie Beyer and Lionel Daveson.

National Missing Persons week began yesterday.

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