Hunt for girl of 15 in Malaysia

A GIRL of 15 has gone missing in Malaysia while on holiday, a family friend has said.

Nora Quoirin, who has learning difficulties, had been with her family at a resort near Seremban, nearly 40 miles south of the capital Kuala Lumpur.

Her parents reportedly discovered their daughter, pictured, was not in her room on Sunday morning and that her window was open. The BBC reported that Malaysian police are using sniffer dogs in their search. Miss Quoirin, from London, is understood to have been travelling on an Irish passport. Her mother Meabh is from Belfast and her father is French.

Family friend Catherine Cook said: ‘It’s out of character for Nora to go wandering off. I’m a mother and I burst into tears just hearing this story.’ She added that the French and Irish governments are assisting the family and called on ‘anyone who can help to do so as soon as possible’.