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OCTOBER 20, 2023
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Family members of (inset) missing teen Markiah ‘Mackey’ Major are, from left, brother Phillip Major, 13, mum Kamaree Major with brother Nelson Schrieber, 5, sister Kassia Major, 14, grandmother Adelaide Sands and brother Remaliah Ambrym, 18. Picture: Nick Dalton
Family’s pain
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Desperate plea to find ‘Mackey’, 17, missing for 10 weeks
l YA RR A BA H | Nick Dalton A YARRABAH family is pleading for someone who knows what has happened to their missing teenage son, brother and grandson Markiah ‘Mackey’ Major to let police
know – even anonymously. It comes as his mum Kamaree Major and grandmother Adelaide Sands told Cairns Local News that a stolen car found dumped at Yarrabah on August 19 contained his ATM and Medicare cards and his wallet – a week after he was last seen by family members.
The 17-year-old was reported missing on September 2 Ms Major fears he has been embroiled with “bad people, drugs and stolen cars”. “I think he is still alive. He might be hiding from everyone,” she said. ‘Someone knows something, we need answers,” she said. “Someone
out there knows something, please can you let us know what happened to Markiah? “We (family) are torn apart, just not knowing where he is, or what has happened to Markiah. “I’m not sleeping, the family are devastated. Someone out there knows something and they need to tell police.
“We need to know what has happened. At first, we thought he might be hiding out, in fear, but the longer it goes on, with every day that passes, our fear for him grows stronger. “Please, if you know something please report it to Crime Stoppers.”
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