UPDATES: Queensland police issue amber alert as four children taken north of Mackay
UPDATE: Four young children who were the subject of an ‘amber alert’ north of Mackay after being abducted by a man have been found safe and well. Police continue to search for the man.
There are grave fears for the safety of four little kids after they were last seen getting into a car with a man with ‘Joker’-themed face tattoos.
He was seen taking them from an address at The Leap, north of Mackay around 11.30am in a white 2005 Nissan Patrol 4WD.
The Queensland Police Service is seeking urgent public assistance to help locate four children taken by a man from a property
The children aged 8, 7, 4 and 3, are all described as being Caucasian, with police revealing they may be at significant risk
He took the children away in a white 2005 Nissan Patrol 4WD. The vehicle was last seen heading toward the Bruce Highway, Mackay
The man is described as Caucasian in appearance, solid build, approximately 175cm tall with a shaven head and full bushy beard with multiple face and body tattoos, including the facial tattoos
The Nissan was last seen heading toward the Bruce Highway, Mackay.
The nature of the man’s relationship with the children has yet to be revealed by police.
His appearance was described as ‘solid’ by cops, who said he is around 175cm tall with a shaven head and full bushy beard with multiple face and body tattoos.
One of the man’s face tattoos read ‘Why so serious?’, a nod to Batman villain Joker’s catchphrase from the 2008 movie the Dark Knight.