The daughter of a mum missing for more than five decades hopes Scots can finally help solve the mystery ahead of her 90th birthday.Isabella Skelton, nee McDowall, from Glasgow, was living in Manchester when she is believed to have left her family home on June 6, 1969.
Her children grew up under the belief that the 35-year-old - who was known as Izzy - had left to go and work away for a period, but they never saw her again.Now her eldest child Lynda, who always believed her mum may have returned to her beloved hometown, finally wants answers as the family prepare for another milestone birthday.The 59-year-old told the Record: “When I was told she was missing I always assumed she had gone home to Scotland.
The police here say they’ve done everything they can but we’re left with so many unanswered questions.“I hate to say it, but I fear mum may have died by now.
Still, I’ve got to keep hope. Even if she has now died, I still need to know what happened to her. It’s been such a long time but it’s still raw.
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