Police Ignored Vital Witness In The Hunt For My Missing Brother

Sister accuses cops of failing to act on new lead

- Lisa Boyle

The sister of a boy who went missing 44 years ago claims police have failed to act on a vital new lead in the search for the tragic infant.

Three-year-old Sandy Davidson disappeared from his gran’s front garden in Irvine where he had been playing with sister Donna, who was two.

It is one of Scotland’s longest-running missing person cases.

Donna alleged detectives “didn’t follow up” on the claims by a woman who said her dad snatched Sandy and brought the youngster into their car before driving to a field.

Donna said she informed Police Scotland – only for it to be quickly dismissed because officers thought the potential witness had mental health problems.

The 46-year-old said: “I contacted the police but they very quickly dismissed it. They said they thought the woman had mental health problems – but that doesn’t mean she’s making her story up. She should have been treated more seriously.

“The woman contacted me on Facebook on the day of Sandy’s birthday in May last year, saying that her dad had been responsible for his disappearance.