Detectives hunting missing twins Eliza and Henrietta Huszti say the pair had been sighted at the scene of their disappearance a day before they vanished.
The sisters, 32, went missing after last being seen in Aberdeen city centre in the early hours of Tuesday, January 7. Both were seen on CCTV walking along the city’s Market Street at Victoria Bridge at 2.12am before turning off onto a path along the River Dee, heading in the direction of Aberdeen Boat Club.
Both have now been missing for 10 days in a mystery from which new revelations have been unfolding since. Police Scotland, who have been scouring the River Dee and its vicinity for the sisters, released further CCTV on Friday showing Eliza and Henrietta at the same bridge only 12 hours before, at 2.50pm on January 6.
Missing twin sisters’ mystery 2am text message to landlord before vanishing in Aberdeen
Eliza Huszti
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Henrietta Huszti
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The force has said there is nothing to suggest the women left the area, nor any evidence of criminal involvement in their disappearance. The footage shows the twins on the footpath for around five minutes, in which time they did not engage with anyone else.
Searches for both remained ongoing on Friday after a new line emerged earlier this week. Police revealed the two had vacated their rented flat without notice, despite not mentioning any of this in a phone conversation with their mother just days earlier on Saturday.
A text sent from Henrietta’s phone to their landlady from Victoria Bridge at the exact same time they were caught on CCTV indicated they would not be returning to the flat. Concerned, the landlady reported this to police. The phone was then disconnected from the network and has not been active since.
Eliza and Henrietta, originally from Hungary and two of a set of triplets, had also left their belongings inside the flat, police said. The force is now appealing for anyone who saw them earlier in the day on Monday, January 6. After visiting the bridge, they had then been seen heading towards the city centre, passing the Union Square shopping centre, before returning to their flat in the Charlotte Street area of the city.
Police Scotland said: “There is nothing to indicate that Eliza or Henrietta left their flat again until shortly before they were last seen at the River Dee in the early hours.” The girls’ brother Joszef has also urged against the spreading of rumours online over the mystery.
Police officers walk next to River Dee in Aberdeen during the ongoing search for missing sisters, Eliza and Henrietta Huszti
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A statement released by the women’s family this week said: “This has been a very worrying and upsetting time for our family. We are really worried about Eliza and Henrietta and all we want is for them to be found. If you think you might have any information which could help the police with finding Eliza and Henrietta then please pass this on as quickly as you can. We appreciate all the support our family has been given over the past few days and we would like our privacy to be respected at this time.”
Eliza and Henrietta are described as white and of slim build with long, brown hair. They were both seen wearing rucksacks when they disappeared. Superintendent David Howieson said: “We have carried out a significant trawl of public and private CCTV footage as we try to establish the sisters’ movements.
“Several hours of footage are being examined by a dedicated team of officers and we have so far established that Eliza and Henrietta were at the footpath next to the River Dee at 2.50pm on Monday, 6 January, 2025. Although the sisters didn’t engage with anyone else at this time, the area would have been busy and we are keen to speak to anyone who may have seen them. Please think back, did you notice anyone matching their description?
“After returning home, there is nothing to indicate that Eliza or Henrietta left their flat again until shortly before they were last seen at the River Dee. Extensive enquiries are ongoing and I would again stress there is nothing to suggest any suspicious circumstances or criminality.”