Missing Aberdeen sisters latest: Major update as CCTV reveals pair visited bridge hours before disappearance

Police have revealed the final eerie text that was sent from one of the missing sister’s phones at the same time as the last sighting of the pair.

A message was sent from Henrietta Huszti’s mobile phone to their landlady at 2.12am on 7 January, indicating she and her sister Eliza would not be returning to the flat.

The text was sent from the area of Victoria Bridge, which was the place the pair were last seen, with CCTV footage showing them there at the same time as the message was sent.

The phone was then disconnected from the network and has not been active since, said Police Scotland.

A major police update has revealed the two missing sisters from Aberdeen had visited the bridge where they were last seen just hours beforehand.

Fresh CCTV footage has emerged showing Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, both 32 and part of a set of triplets, at the Victoria Bridge over the River Dee at around 2.50pm on 6 January.

Hours later, at around 2.12am on 7 January, separate CCTV footage captured the last sighting of the pair in Market Street at the same bridge, which they crossed before turning right onto a footpath next to the river, heading in the direction of Aberdeen Boat Club.

The mystery of the missing sisters in Aberdeen has only deepened after it emerged that the pair were planning to end their tenancy just before their disappearance.

Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, who went missing more than a week ago, did not tell their family they were “immediately” going to move out of their rented flat, according to their brother Jozsef.

He said they even had a phone call with their mother, with whom they were close, days before they vanished and made no mention of their decision.

He told the BBC: “They wrote a message to their landlady that they wanted to immediately end their tenancy agreement. We didn’t have any information about that.

“So that’s the strange thing, that the girls didn’t tell us anything about that.

“They never mentioned any such plan.”

He told the broadcaster the women had no financial difficulties and were saving up to buy their own property.

The sisters, both 32 and part of a set of triplets, were reported missing by their landlord, days after they stated their intention to leave the tenancy they shared. Henrietta and Eliza – who are both from Hungary – are both described as white women of slim build with long brown hair.

Police continue to keep an open mind about where the two may have gone, although they are considering one theory that the pair somehow entered the water. A police helicopter, dog branch and marine unit are focusing on the river and its surrounding area.

My colleague Bryony Gooch reports:

Eliza and Henrietta were last spotted on CCTV in Market Street at Victoria Bridge at around 2.12am on Tuesday, 7 January. They were then seen crossing the bridge and turning right onto a footpath next to the River Dee, heading in the direction of the Aberdeen Boat Club.

The area was covered in snow and ice when the sisters disappeared, following a bitter cold snap across the country.

Superintendent David Howieson said this week police remain “extremely concerned for Eliza and Henrietta”.

He said officers continue to search the river and its surrounding area with “considerable efforts”, and will examine all available CCTV footage to establish the sisters’ movements.

Officers are also speaking to a number of people in their enquiries and remain in regular contact with Eliza and Henrietta’s family in Hungary to “provide them with support”.

He added in the days preceding their disappearance, the sisters had indicated to their landlord that they intended to leave their tenancy.

“The landlord carried out inquiries at the address which has led them to be concerned about the whereabouts of the sisters,” Mr Howieson said.

He said the police were “trying to remain open-minded in terms of what the wider circumstances may have been”, as the behaviour of the duo was considered to be “very out of character”.

Eliza and Henrietta’s family have continued to speak out, with their brother Joszef Huszti appearing on the BBC, where he said the family don’t understand their disappearance.

He said from his home in Budapest: “That they wrote a message to their landlady, that they wanted to immediately end their tenancy agreement. We didn’t have any information about that.

“So that’s the strange thing, that the girls didn’t tell us anything about that. They never mentioned any such plan.”

He confirmed that their mother had spoken to them on Saturday and everything seemed fine.

Police continue to keep an open mind about where the two may have gone, although they are considering one theory that the pair somehow entered the water. A police helicopter, dog branch and marine unit are focusing on the river and its surrounding area.

Officers have said there is nothing to suggest any criminality about the siblings’ disappearance, nor were there any known mental health concerns which might have explained it.

The sisters, both 32 and part of a set of triplets, were reported missing by their landlord, days after they stated their intention to leave the tenancy they shared. Henrietta and Eliza – who are both from Hungary – are both described as white women of slim build with long brown hair.

• Officers said there is no indication a third party was involved and that there is nothing to suggest criminality in relation to their disappearance.
• One theory police are considering is that they somehow entered the water.
• Superintendent David Howieson said there is nothing to suggest there were mental health concerns or any other concerns in relation to the sisters that might begin to explain what happened.
• As part of the investigation, it has emerged that the siblings were planning to move out the flat they rented.
• Police said they are focusing on the River Dee as there is no evidence the women left the immediate area.
• Police divers could be seen in the water in the Aberdeen harbour area on Tuesday, while officers are continuing to examine CCTV footage and carry out house-to-house inquiries.
• The women, who are both described as white and of slim build with long, brown hair, are part of a set of triplets and are originally from Hungary.
• Police Scotland said they have the support of police in their home country, who are liaising with the wider family.