Alice: Parents' Anguish Over Missing Daughter

The parents of missing schoolgirl Alice Gross have told Sky News of their anguish as they made a plea for her safe return.

The appeal came as police stage a reconstruction of her last-known movements four weeks after she disappeared.

Alice, 14, was seen on CCTV on August 28 walking alongside the Grand Union Canal in west London back towards her home in Hanwell and has not been seen since.

Police have staged a reconstruction to try and jog people's memory

Her parents, Rosalind Hodgkiss and Jose Gross, have urged people to help find their daughter.

Ms Hodgkiss, who is a teacher, said: "The longer Alice has been missing the more worried and concerned that we feel and obviously the greater the anguish that we feel.

"We are looking forward to being back as a family again.

"The house feels very empty without her."

She added: "Alice is a very lively, funny girl. She's quirky.

"We are really looking forward to the sound of her voice, seeing her smile, just her presence."

Mr Gross, 60, said of his daughter, a keen musician: "Her singing was a really big part of the sounds in our house."

It is the biggest search by the Met since the 7/7 bomb attacks in London

Alice had suffered from anorexia, but Mr Gross said: "There's nothing specific we can think of that would have made her want to run away."

Her father also highlighted the "extraordinary" level of support they had received from the public, which had been "uplifting".

Yellow ribbons are in evidence all over the area of west London where the family live, along with posters highlighting the teenager's disappearance.

Mr Gross said: "It's makes a really massive difference to us both in the sense of feeling supported but also that the word is getting out there, making people more aware."

Scotland Yard hope the reconstruction of Alice's last-known movements, which began with her leaving her home at 1pm before walking along Brentford Lock, will help jog people's memory of the afternoon of August 28.

The lead investigating officer, Detective Superintendent Carl Mehta, told Sky News police were anxious to know what happened to Alice after 4.26pm that day.

Alice's parents' say the house feels empty without her

He said people may remember her distinctive 'power' walk - very fast with swinging arms.

Police also wanted to trace Alice's iPhone, which had a cracked cover and "scribbling" on the back of it, as well as information about the teenager's rucksack, found on September 2.

Around 600 officers from eight forces are involved in the investigation, making it the biggest search undertaken by the Metropolitan Police since the 7/7 transport bomb attacks in London in 2005.

Prime suspect, 41-year-old builder Arnis Zalkalns - a convicted murderer who served seven years in a Latvian jail for killing his wife - was spotted on CCTV cycling along the same path as Alice on the day she vanished.

He has not been seen since September 3 and has not accessed his bank account or used his mobile phone.

Officers have been sent to his native Latvia in an effort to trace him.

A reward of up to £20,000 is being offered for anyone who has information that leads detectives to find Alice.

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