Missing Aberdeen sisters case compared to student's notorious disappearance by Hungarian media

Henrietta and Eliza Huszti were reported missing on January 7
-Credit:Huszti family


The mysterious disappearance of two sisters in Aberdeen has been compared to a notorious and tragic case in their native Hungary by a media outlet.

Eliza and Henrietta Huszti have been missing for nearly three weeks after vanishing near the River Dee while crossing the Victoria Bridge in the Torry area of the city.

They were last spotted on CCTV walking along Market Street in the early hours of Tuesday, January 7, with police working tirelessly to locate the 32-year-olds.

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Efforts have included searching the river, coast and harbour areas, while not ruling out that the women may have left the immediate area by some other means.

Now, one of Hungary's best-selling tabloids has described the case as "eerily similar to the case of French student Ophélie Bretnacher", writes the Scottish Daily Express.

She went missing in Budapest in December 2008, after being caught on CCTV walking near the River Danube in the early hours of the morning.

Unlike the Husztis – who were at home until they set off for the Dee at around 2am – Ophélie had been at a nightclub.

Her bag and mobile phone were later found near a bridge, and her disappearance was reported by her landlord.

A missing persons poster is seen in downtown Budapest in December 2008
A missing persons poster is seen in downtown Budapest in December 2008 -Credit:AFP via Getty Images

Her body was recovered from the Danube in February 2009 and although police initially said she had drowned, injuries were found on her body and there was a growing suspicion – especially at home in France – that the 22-year-old had been murdered.

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Hundreds of people marched for justice through the streets of Paris and a judicial inquiry was opened in France for kidnapping, unlawful confinement and murder.

French investigators were twice sent to Budapest and a diplomatic row blew up between the two governments.

The Blikk report states: "Suspicion shifted to the girl's Italian boyfriend, but the investigation ultimately found no crime, and the case was closed."

The newspaper notes that while Ophélie's story "ended tragically", the report states that "for Eliza and Henrietta, there is still hope".

Ophelie Bretnacher, a French student who went missing in Budapest and whose body was later found in the Danube
Ophelie Bretnacher, a French student who went missing in Budapest and whose body was later found in the Danube -Credit:AFP via Getty Images

Eliza and Henrietta are from a set of mixed triplets, meaning they are identical while the third triplet Edit is fraternal.

Blikk has also reported that Edit had a 'premonition' that something terrible had happened to her sisters.

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Hungarian twin researcher Dr Júlia Métneki told the newspaper: "There's still no scientific explanation for it, but the fact that they develop together in the womb, that they feel each other's heartbeats and vibrations, brings them very close to each other."

Dr Métneki is herself an identical twin and she added: "If similar things hadn't happened to me, I probably wouldn't believe how special the bond between identical twins is."