Sister of missing toddler Sandy Davidson makes desperate plea to solve 48-year cold case

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The sister of a three-year-old boy who vanished exactly 48 years ago has said getting answers from a renewed appeal for information will help the family come to 'terms with their loss.' Sandy Davidson disappeared from his grandmother's garden in St Kilda Street in the Bourtreehill area of Irvine, North Ayrshire, on April 23, 1976.Since his disappearance, his family have repeatedly called for those with information to come forward.The blonde three-year-old was playing with his younger sister Donna, then aged two, when he is believed to have left the garden to look for a family pet who had escaped from the garden.It is understood there have been no positive sightings of Sandy since then.While Donna said she was too young to remember what happened to her brother, she is hoping to ensure his memory remains alive by keeping his story in the public eye.She said she thinks about her older brother "all the time" but says she doesn't have much "hope" left.Donna said: "I don't have any memories of Sandy as I was too young but I still think of him all the time.

It's the not knowing that gets to you."I am asking anyone who knows what might have happened to Sandy to get in touch with the police.

Someone, somewhere knows something."It is almost 50 years and sometimes I feel a lot of anger and not a lot of hope. If we, as a family, can just get some answers it would help us come to terms with losing him, even though we know in our hearts that Sandy is unlikely to be alive."Please, if you know anything, no matter how small it might be, call the police, let them know.

It could make all the difference even after all this time."Detective Inspector Ewan Bell said: "Our thoughts are with Sandy's family.