Concerns Grow For 14 Year Old Ashley Sehnert, Missing Since Sunday

"Police are concerned about a 14-year-old Christchurch girl who went to her local shops on Sunday and did not return home.

Ashley Sehnert, who lives in surburban Papanui (see below) has not contacted her family, friends or been to school since then.

This was completely out of character for her, police said.

When last seen Ashley was wearing blue jeans, a black T-shirt with the words "I love dirty, dirty house music" and a pink, hooded sweat shirt. She always wears glasses.

Anyone with information about where Ashley might be is asked to contact Christchurch police."

Our thoughts are with her and her family for her safe return, they must be sick with worry - Papanui is the suburb where murdered 15 year old Marie Davis lived.

In August Dean Stewart Cameron, who had a previous conviction for rape,  was sentenced to preventive detention for Marie's rape and murder. See Home Alone Killer Found Guilty. Cameron has never shown any remorse for his crime.

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Home Alone Killer Found Guilty

11 June 2009
The people of Papanui and the friends and relatives of 15 year old Marie Davis will rest a little easier today after a guilty verdict was given out to Dean Stewart Cameron, 39 who raped and murdered the schoolgirl in April of last year.

Marie's unclothed body was found face down in the Waimakariri river, north of Christchurch on 17 April, 11 days after she disappeared from her home whilst her family were away.

Cameron has a previous conviction for rape and the Crown has asked for an open-ended preventive detention sentence. He is to be remanded in custody pending reports.

During the trial it emerged that Cameron had been present at Marie's
friend's house and had heard Marie saying that she was going to be on her own at home.

For more please see Courtnews.co.nz

UPDATE 24 August 2009:
Dean Stewart Cameron was sentenced today to preventive detention for Marie's murder. The judge said it was despicable that Cameron had shown no remorse for the crime. More here: Schoolgirl's killer sentenced.