Police were today searching for a mother who vanished with her children hours after claiming officers had taken them into care “against their will”.
Angela Kelly, 46, was last seen with Shanti Harbourne, 12, and Maya-Rose Kelly-Johnson, five, in Camberley, Surrey, on Sunday night.
On Saturday, she begged friends for help online after claiming that her daughters were “being held against their will by the state”.
Ms Kelly, a restaurant manager, wrote on Facebook: “Can anybody help? The police took my children into care last night. Tried to run but they caught us. They had no paperwork but took the children anyway.”
At 6am on Sunday, she added: “Shanti and Rosie still being held against their will and mine by the state but I feel stronger today… thank you for your messages of support.”
It is unclear if the children were returned to Miss Kelly, but they went missing with her later that day.
Miss Kelly’s mother Sylvia, a retired superintendent registrar, replied to her last message on Monday, saying: “Dad and I are meeting you at the Town Hall at 11am. [Let me know] if you want to change that. Love mum xxx”
Police appealed for the public for help in finding the family, saying they could be in Camden or west London.
The door of the family’s flat in Roehampton is padlocked and neighbour Karen De Santis, 29, said: “We are obviously all very worried.”
Anyone with information should call Wandsworth police 020 3276 2554 or the non-emergency line on 101.
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