QUEENSLAND:A woman and her two sons had the shock of their lives when they discovered the long lost husband and dad roaming around and shopping in the streets 10 years later.
In 2006 when the boys were just 2 and 4 respectively, Russell Jenkin the husband mysteriously disappeared His car was found a few miles away from their home with his wallet, ID card and watch.
The wife, Sandie searched far and wide, distributed flyers and urged everyone in the neighbourhood to come out if they have any information but all efforts went in vain.
The police was left puzzled over the case, it felt like the man had disappeared from the face of the Earth.
Years passed as Sandie was left to care for her two sons alone. Years passed and still there was no clue about what really happened.
Russell’s own family were left in the dark, only able to speculate on what might have happened to their beloved brother and son.
10 years later when all hope was lost, when one day,on a family trip to Queensland, Sandie saw something that stopped her right in her tracks.
“We were coming out of the shopping mall, and he was coming towards us, casual-like,” said Sandie.
As she observed him, he started to stare right back. “He ended up watching us just as much as we were watching him,”she said.
Then, the man removed his sunglasses and Sandie was left without any doubt. In that moment, she became sure that she was looking at the husband she hadn’t seen in ten years. “That was Russell,” she confirmed.
However, numbed by the experience, she didn’t approach the man and he didn’t attempt to talk to them, either.After a while he turned away and left.
They later proceeded to their car and were left speechless.
But what could have caused Russell, now 47, to leave his family and never look back?
To Sandie, the answer is a mystery. However, she now regrets not speaking to him when she had the chance. And although his actions have haunted the family for a decade, she is prepared to give him a chance to explain on behalf of their sons.
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