Woman seeking Kiesha finds adult torso

A woman claiming to have special powers found the torso of an adult in bushland in
western Sydney while trying to "sense" the whereabouts of missing six-year-old
Kiesha Abrahams.
The unusual circumstances led to police officers being called to Nurragingy Reserve
at Doonside about 6.30pm (AEST) on Wednesday.
The torso, missing the head, arms and legs, was wrapped in plastic and lying on the
bank of a creek could be that of mother Kristi McDougall who went missing two months
ago, police said on Thursday.
Police have contacted relatives of Ms McDougall to warn them, although the identity
of the torso was still to be confirmed.
Detective Chief Inspector Pamela Young from the State Crime Command Homicide Squad
said the woman who found the remains was from the local area and had been trying to
locate schoolgirl Kiesha, who vanished from her Mount Druitt home 11 days ago.
"For those who believe in such things, I understand the woman thinks she might have
some powers along that line," Insp Young told reporters.
"There was a thought in her mind, apparently, that her coming here might help that
particular case, but it hasn't.
"It's quite unusual circumstances that has brought us here that she would think that
initially and then actually find a body, but it's certainly not our little child."
Insp Young confirmed the torso belonged to an adult female and not Kiesha, who was
last seen by her mother Kristi Abrahams on the evening of August 1 when she put her
to bed.
Police now believe there's a possibility the torso is that of Ms McDougall, who
disappeared on June 19, and are awaiting the results of a post-mortem investigation.
Ms McDougall, the mother of a two-year-old boy, was last seen in Homebush and had
told friends she was on her way to the Ermington area in the city's west.
Police on Thursday cordoned off the track leading to the creek in the reserve while
divers, police officers and police dogs searched the creek and surrounding area for
more body parts.
Insp Young said police were also investigating the circumstances that led the woman,
who has not been named, to find the torso.
"Well, it's quite interesting that there's a woman and she had a sense or feeling it
was worth her while to come to this particular part of the park," she said.
"We're still exploring that - it's certainly an interesting proposition of hers."