Khasha Smith was reported missing on Friday, January 5, from the Calder area of Edinburgh, after concerns were raised by her family, who had not heard from her since Saturday, November 4, 2023. Six months on from police appealing for help to find her, we look at the latest we know so far about the ongoing investigation.
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00:00Mum-of-three Kasia Smith was reported missing on January the 5th from the Calder area of the city
00:05after concerns were raised by her family we had not heard from her since Saturday November the 4th
00:102023. On January the 7th police officers in Edinburgh appealed for help from the public
00:17to trace the 35 year old woman adding that she was known to frequent the Gorgie area of the city.
00:23The police search ramped up over the weekend of January the 21st and 22nd
00:28with officers carrying out searches near the Calder Grove and neighbouring wooded areas.
00:34Specialist officers were seen searching a car park in the Calder area where the 35 year old
00:39mother lived. On January 24th we reported that officers donned wet suits and life jackets before
00:46carrying out a search operation at the Union Canal close to Kasia's home. The flat was boarded up and
00:51police were no longer guarding the door. It was also revealed that Kasia had not been seen in
00:55person by anyone since October the 10th 2023. On March the 4th her distraught family spoke in
01:02front of the cameras at a police conference revealing how desperate they are for information.
01:07Kasia's 18 year old daughter Kayleigh Smith and her mum Nicola Neil made emotional pleas for help
01:12to find her. Kasia is around five foot tall with a slim build she has blue eyes and long blonde hair
01:19she also has tattoos one of which is visible on her right wrist and says forever. It is understood
01:26that Kasia often visits Gorgie, Broomhouse and the Westerhales areas. When asked to comment on
01:32the ongoing investigation Police Scotland told the Evening News on Monday July the 8th just over
01:38six months since Kasia Smith was reported missing that Kasia Smith is still a missing person
01:43inquiries are ongoing. Anyone with information about Kasia is asked to call Police Scotland on
01:49101 quoting incident number 3915 of January the 5th.