Missing Mum

shirlt9 · 27/02/13 - 13:59

I know there are thousands of people who go missing each year..this missing mum is from the next village on from me..I am asking if anyone reading this could please just take a look at this page and pass on via facebook if possible..Karen has been missing since Sunday morning after going to her local Tesco for nappies for her baby..she is suffering from post natal depression since the birth of her daughter in November..she has a loving family..a baby daughter and two young sons..there is a large number of police on search and 100s of locals but the further the word spreads the better..

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Help-FIND-KAREN-Simpson/148516585307666

I am not putting this post up for debate..it is a genuine ask for help spreading the word further afield and seeing if anyone recognises her..Thanks in advance.

[Deleted User] · 27/02/13 - 14:04

Oh how awful. I'll share the facebook page but not sure how much good it will do as we are not in the area. Hope she is found.

shirlt9 · 27/02/13 - 14:08

Lizzy11268 wrote: »

Oh how awful. I'll share the facebook page but not sure how much good it will do as we are not in the area. Hope she is found.

Thank you...police search is still in the area and surrounding areas but not much information on her whereabouts after leaving Tescos..the store is right by a train station and on bus routes..so worth spreading the word further afield..thanks x

sweetpeanut · 27/02/13 - 14:09

I hope she is found very soon I have shared it on my page and groups

But must say some of the things the sister asks of people are quite bizarre.

shirlt9 · 27/02/13 - 14:13

sweetpeanut wrote: »

I hope she is found very soon I have shared it on my page and groups

But must say some of the things the sister asks of people are quite bizarre.

I dont know the family or the lady that has gone missing..so cannot speak on experience..but I think she has possibly made a few rash comments through sheer exhaustion and worry..people are searching day and night and I dont think she has stopped much..she has made a couple of apologies..not excusing but perhaps explains x

SJ_Mental · 27/02/13 - 14:15

I haven't got facebook but I'll wish luck in the search, My nephews mum went missing last year she was eventually found but took her own life a few months later.

AnitaS · 27/02/13 - 14:16

Hopefully she has just gone away for a few days to catch her breath and get some peace and quiet away from the demands of 3 small children. Post natal depression could mean she isn't thinking rationally and she may not realise how much her disappearance is affecting people. I hope she is found soon, and is given the help she needs.

shirlt9 · 27/02/13 - 14:17

SJ_Mental wrote: »

I haven't got facebook but I'll wish luck in the search, My nephews mum went missing last year she was eventually found but took her own life a few months later.

Im sorry to hear that..x

BellaRosa · 27/02/13 - 14:18

Hoping she is found asap and safe and sound.

shirlt9 · 27/02/13 - 14:18

AnitaS wrote: »

Hopefully she has just gone away for a few days to catch her breath and get some peace and quiet away from the demands of 3 small children. Post natal depression could mean she isn't thinking rationally and she may not realise how much her disappearance is affecting people. I hope she is found soon, and is given the help she needs.

Hopefully..

stud u like · 27/02/13 - 14:20

Setting up a bank account is rather odd. Sounds like a scam.

Does this usually happen?

[Deleted User] · 27/02/13 - 14:22

stud u like wrote: »

Setting up a bank account is rather odd. Sounds like a scam.

Does this usually happen?

Sometimes. But reading that it sounds as if people have been offering funds to help the search so they are making separate arrangements for that - which is the right thing to do to keep donations separate. I don't think they have ASKED for money.

sweetpeanut · 27/02/13 - 14:22

shirlt9 wrote: »

I dont know the family or the lady that has gone missing..so cannot speak on experience..but I think she has possibly made a few rash comments through sheer exhaustion and worry..people are searching day and night and I dont think she has stopped much..she has made a couple of apologies..not excusing but perhaps explains x

Yes I expect most of us would feel and do the same in her situation

Hope she is found soon I never realised how many people went missing till I joined our local police on FB

Tom_Tit · 27/02/13 - 14:24

stud u like wrote: »

Setting up a bank account is rather odd. Sounds like a scam.

Does this usually happen?

Glad somebody else posted it. That page is pretty poor.

shirlt9 · 27/02/13 - 14:26

stud u like wrote: »

Setting up a bank account is rather odd. Sounds like a scam.

Does this usually happen?

I dont know the answer to that..but having followed the facebook page from day 1 I can say that this came about because there were countless messages from people who had lived in the area and moved away..they were saying "I feel useless..I live in London-Spain" etc..you get the idea..a few people asked if they could send a donation via paypal to help with costs of food for locals out searching because they couldnt be there themselves..some people ordered a tesco shop and had bits delivered to the search venue..so I know the "bank account" thing has been initially suggested by others..and not by the family..only because ex locals living away wanted to help..I understand after the Karen matthews case people are wary..but I know quite a few people from the area who are friends with the family..this is not a hoax..her sister has flown back from Australia as soon as she could..

shirlt9 · 27/02/13 - 14:30

Lizzy11268 wrote: »

Sometimes. But reading that it sounds as if people have been offering funds to help the search so they are making separate arrangements for that - which is the right thing to do to keep donations separate. I don't think they have ASKED for money.

Thats exactly what has happened..the family DID NOT suggest this..ex locals wanted to help with donations to buy food for other locals searching..and were asking where they could send paypal payment to..the family havent asked anybody for donations of money..they did ask if anyone local could help with dontaions of food for people seaching..but didnt ask for huge amounts..it was very much if you can spare a loaf,packet of ham for sandwiches..crisps etc..

Jane Doh! · 27/02/13 - 14:31

stud u like wrote: »

Setting up a bank account is rather odd. Sounds like a scam.

Does this usually happen?

Tom_Tit wrote: »

Glad somebody else posted it. That page is pretty poor.

It's quite clear on the page that other people suggested it.

shirlt9 · 27/02/13 - 14:35

This article maybe explains what has happened better..

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2284918/Karen-Simpson-Police-launch-search-young-mother-post-natal-depression-went-missing-going-buy-box-nappies-Tesco.html

[Deleted User] · 27/02/13 - 14:35

If this news paper is accurate then there is good hope that she's hiding somewhere and will be found.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2284918/Karen-Simpson-Police-launch-search-young-mother-post-natal-depression-went-missing-going-buy-box-nappies-Tesco.html

Glowbot · 27/02/13 - 14:35

Post natal depression doesn't sound good.

Posts are strange though.

The Terminator · 27/02/13 - 14:35

Tom_Tit wrote: »

Glad somebody else posted it. That page is pretty poor.

Yeah they really ought to have flown in some expert web designers from the states to set up a proper, dedicated site, right?

stud u like · 27/02/13 - 14:38

Jane Doh! wrote: »

It's quite clear on the page that other people suggested it.

Only if you read downwards quite a long way.

Tom_Tit · 27/02/13 - 14:38

It's not the design. It's the odd posts.

[Deleted User] · 27/02/13 - 14:44

Tom_Tit wrote: »

It's not the design. It's the odd posts.

Which posts do you find odd?

shirlt9 · 27/02/13 - 14:46

Tom_Tit wrote: »

It's not the design. It's the odd posts.

The comments you are concerned about are coming from very close friends and siblings..they are not trained publicists,they are just normal people worried sick by the disappearance of someone they love..whilst spending all their time searching,not sleeping and trying to get the word out to as many people as possible..so for example if the police had made a comment about best if nobody dials Karens phone..they are just trying to get this message out there to people..please do no dial karens phone..it may not be the most "professional" sounding plea..but it is one from the heart trying to get the message across..the facebook site was set up to get the message out to locals so they could share with friends and friends of friends...it is from a family in turmoil..

if this turns out to be hoax (and I do not beleive for one minute it is at all..)..I promise to come back on this site apologise and eat my words..my aim for posting on DS is to possibly help get the message further afield

Tom_Tit · 27/02/13 - 14:47

Asking people to stay indoors for starters.

Hey there!

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