The sister of missing toddler Sandy Davidson has spoken of her frustration at the length of time it’s taking to get the DNA test results that might end their nightmare.
Donna Davidson’s four-year-old brother vanished from an Irvine garden in 1976.
The family were given fresh hope when someone with a strong resemblance to Sandy’s “age progressed” picture agreed to take a DNA test almost a fortnight ago.
But Donna and mum Margaret are still in limbo as they wait agonisingly for the police to give them answers.
“My mum’s in an awful state,” Donna said last night. “I’ve tried to tell her not to get her hopes up the chances are so slim.
“But as long as we don’t have any answer, she’s still got that wee grain of hope. You can’t blame her.”
Donna has been heartened by the support of the public since her story appeared in last week’s Sunday Post.
“Within two hours of posting it online, it had been read 14,500 times. It does help.”
Donna has occupied her time by taking part in a fund-raising event for the charity that has given her support over the years.
“I was invited to speak at a gala for Missing People, a charity that’s helped me so much.
“I was in bits and by the end of my speech most people in the room were, too. I can’t even remember what I said. It’s a blur.
“The first pledge after I spoke was for £25,000. And Missing People phoned me this week to let me know they’ve raised £200,000 from that night so far.”
We told last week how witnesses saw Sandy being led away from his gran’s garden by a “well-dressed” man. Because he went happily, it wasn’t until the alarm was raised that the significance was realised.
Donna realises the chances of getting an answer after all these years are slim.
“I just want to know. And so does my mum,” she says.
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