Natthapa “Nong Dear” Tubkaew went missing after being dropped off close to home after spending an hour at her aunt’s house.

The aunt, Surin “Rin” Sridow, told The Phuket News today, “On that day, her father brought her to my house around 1 pm to play with me as usual. She’s a talkative and cheerful girl and she came to my house pretty often.

“Around 2 pm she went with Boy, who is about 20 and is a very close friend of Nong Dear’s elder. He was supposed to drop her off at her home [on Soi 4], but instead – at her request – he dropped her at Soi 5, from where, she told him, she intended to walk to play with friends in Soi 2.”

That was the last time she was seen by anyone related to the family.

“Later, about 3 pm, her father came to pick her up at my house, and we became very worried and started to look for her. After searching for her everywhere without success, we decided at around 7 pm to contact Chalong police station to tell them she was missing.

Nong Dear’s sister, 19-year-old Juthatip “Dow” Tubkaew, told The Phuket News that when she disappeared the little girl was wearing a yellow T-shirt with a cartoon on the front of it, and red shorts.

Nong Dear is 120 cm tall, weighs 16 kilos and has hair cut straight across her forehead and hanging down at the back to below her waist. She is missing both upper front teeth.

Police have already questioned everyone who was with Nong Dear on Friday, and subsequent searches have failed to locate her.

Anyone with information can call her sister Dow at 086-9544093, her aunt Rin at 082 285 4930 (Rin’s), or Chalong Police at 076-381 247.