It's been almost a month since a heartbroken mum's three children disappeared... now she's issued a fresh plea to get them home

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

A distraught mother who hasn't seen her three children in almost a month has issued a fresh plea for them to be returned home.

Dawn Daley last saw her children Khalid Aljehani, eight, Aasiyah Aljehani, six, Maimunah Aljehani, four, on July 30 after their dad came to pick them up from their home in Wythenshawe.

He was due to take them on holiday to North Yorkshire, but the kids were reported missing to police a week later on August 10, after they failed to return home.

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Police in Manchester said they believe the three young children are with a family member, which Dawn believes is their father - but they are still no closer to bringing them home.

It is believed the children may have been taken abroad, with the Foreign Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) confirming they are in touch with Greater Manchester Police and the family.

As it nears four weeks since Dawn last saw her beloved children, she has issued a new appeal for them to be be brought home to her as soon as possible. She claims she hasn't spoken to them since July 30.

"It's just like a living nightmare, I wish I could hear their voices," she said, struggling to fight back tears. "I just feel like I'm stuck in a nightmare and I feel so empty. It's the not knowing that's the worst."

An event to raise money to help with the search has been arranged by some of Dawn's friend in Wythenshawe on Saturday at the Three Legs of Man pub on Stretford Road. A gofundme page launched on August 15 has also raised over £3,000.

The latest appeal comes after the children's grandparents, Phil and Lynne Daley, made an emotional appeal for the 'joyful' kids to be brought home to their