Missing sisters did not tell family of plans to leave rented flat

The family of two sisters who went missing in Aberdeen were not aware they were to “immediately" end their tenancy agreement.

It's over a week since Eliza and Henrietta Hustzi, both aged 32 and originally from Hungary, were last spotted on CCTV walking on Market Street at Victoria Bridge, at 2.12am am on January 7.

The siblings then crossed the bridge and turned right onto a footpath that runs along the River Dee.

Over the past few days Police have remained “open minded” but have focused their search on the river as they said there is no evidence to suggest the pair left the immediate area.

Detectives revealed yesterday it was Eliza and Henrietta’s landlord who raised the alarm, who also indicated that the siblings intended to move out of the property.

However, the sister’s brother, Jozsef, told the BBC that relatives were not informed of this decision and that they had not mentioned this to their mother during a phone call that took place the Saturday before they disappeared.

He said: "They wrote a message to their landlady that they wanted to immediately end their tenancy agreement. We didn't have any information about that.

"So that's the strange thing, that the girls didn't tell us anything about that.

"They never mentioned any such plan."

The brother also told the broadcaster that the siblings were saving up to buy their own house.

Police Superintendent David Howieson said there is “nothing to suggest criminality” in the disappearance of the sisters.

He added: “We're trying to remain open minded in terms of what the wider circumstances may have been.

"What we know is that the behaviour of the sisters in the morning on which they disappeared is very out of character.

"One of our theories has to be that they've entered the water for reasons unknown, and that's why so much of our search activity is focused on the river, the river bank, and the harbour itself, but we're not ruling out the fact that they may have left this area by means that we haven't identified yet."

The family released a statement through Police Scotland earlier this week urging people to come forward with information that could help in the search.

The said: “This has been a very worrying and upsetting time for our family.

“We are really worried about Eliza and Henrietta and all we want is for them to be found.

“If you think you might have any information which could help the police with finding Eliza and Henrietta then please pass this on as quickly as you can.

Both Henrietta and Eliza are described as white and of slim build with long, brown hair.

Anyone with information is urged to contact 101 quoting incident number 0735 of Tuesday January 7 2025.