Above - the tattoos on Iveta's back
Iveta Mitchell was last seen at her Parmelia home on Monday afternoon.
She is described as being 165cm tall, slim build, brown shoulder
length hair with light streaks, brown eyes and an olive complexion. Iveta
has a tattoo of a tiger on the left hand side of her back.
She was last seen wearing black pants and a black top with writing on the
front.
Concerns are held for her safety and welfare as she has not had contact with
her family or friends since Monday, which is out of character for her.
Anyone with further information on the whereabouts of Iveta is asked to call
Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or Missing Persons Unit on 9263 2555.
Updated
- ABCPolice and State Emergency Service volunteers are combing an area of bushland in Perth's southern suburbs for a missing 37-year-old woman.
Iveta Mitchell has not been seen since she argued with a family member on Monday.
Police Sergeant Greg Lambert says police and SES volunteers on horseback and foot are searching bushland in Meares Avenue in Parmelia.
An information booth has been set up at the Kwinana Hub Shopping Centre.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crimestoppers.
Wedding and engagement rings belonging to missing Parmelia mother of three Iveta Mitchell have been found on the front doormat of her home.
Mrs Mitchell's husband Chad said last night that he contacted police investigating his wife's disappearance after the discovery, which led forensic experts to search the Meares Avenue home yesterday.
Mr Mitchell said that the discovery both caused him concern and gave him hope that his wife was alive.
He repeated his plea for her or anyone with information to contact police.
Police said their search of the home was a routine part of their inquiries into the 37-year-old's disappearance.
Mrs Mitchell was last seen leaving the family home about 1am on May 3 after an argument with her husband over money.
She was reported missing that day.
The forensic officers and detectives were at the house throughout yesterday afternoon.
Last week, major crime squad detectives said they held concerns for Mrs Mitchell but were not treating the matter as a murder inquiry.
Det-Insp. David Bryson said police were particularly concerned that Mrs Mitchell had not contacted her family on Mother's Day as she was close to her children.
Police also had unconfirmed sightings of Mrs Mitchell, including from a motorist who said he saw her walking on Old Mandurah Road on May 9.
After Mrs Mitchell disappeared, her husband said she went for a walk because she was upset.
"We had a fight and woke our seven-year-old and he was crying so that upset her," he said at the time.
In pleading for help to find his wife, Mr Mitchell said her disappearance was out of character and anyone who might have known where his wife might stay had been contacted.
She did not take her wallet or phone when she left and it was unusual for her to remain out of contact with her family for such a long period.
SES volunteers searched bush near Mrs Mitchell's home while family and friends have put up posters from Perth to Pinjarra seeking the public's help.
Mrs Mitchell is 165cm tall with a slim build, brown shoulder-length hair with light streaks, brown eyes and an olive complexion. She has a tattoo of a tiger on the left-hand side of her back.
Anyone with information regarding Mrs Mitchell is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.A close friend of Iveta Mitchell believes the missing Parmelia mother is still alive and hopes she will make contact soon.
Kristy Marsh describes Mrs Mitchell, to whom she is related through marriage, as a best friend and who she loves like a sister.
She spoke to The West Australian this week as major crime squad detectives finished a search of a Kwinana Beach quarry and tip for the 37-year-old woman's body.
Police have previously said they hold grave concerns for her welfare but are not treating her disappearance as a murder.
They have said it is particularly unusual for her not to make contact with her children on Mother's Day.
"It has just dumbfounded me that she would not be in contact with us and that has thrown a lot of people because it's not like her to do this at all," Mrs Marsh said.
"We were always talking. Our kids go to the same school, she would be straight into the driveway straight after we drop the kids off and we would sit here for hours just chatting away about anything."
Mrs Mitchell left her Meares Avenue home about 1am on May 3 after a fight with her husband Chad over money. She was reported missing later that day.
Police have received a number of unconfirmed sightings of Mrs Mitchell, including from a motorist who claims he saw her walking near Old Mandurah Road about 7pm on May 9.
On May 18, Mr Mitchell found his wife's wedding and engagement rings on their front doormat. This led police to search the home.
Mrs Marsh said the sightings and rings gave her hope.
"It gives us hope that she is still around so she would be looking on and hopefully she will come home sooner, rather than later," she said.
Mrs Marsh said Mrs Mitchell's family and friends were holding up well, given the circumstances.
"I'm actually quite surprised that they have been able to fully hold it together," she said. "It does put a lot of strain on relationships and everyone involved."
Mrs Mitchell is 165cm, with a slim build, brown shoulder-length hair with light streaks, brown eyes and an olive complexion. She has a tattoo of a tiger on the left-hand side of her back.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Updated
- ABCPolice investigating the disappearance of Parmelia woman Iveta Mitchell have searched a quarry near where she was last seen, but found nothing.
Mrs Mitchell was last seen at her Parmelia home three weeks ago.
Police investigating her disappearance spent yesterday afternoon searching a quarry and rubbish tip at Kwinana.
They say they have ended their search of the area, and did not find anything of interest.
Detectives have grave concerns for Ms Mitchell, who left her home after a fight with her husband earlier this month.
Detective Superintendent Paul Coombes says police are following a number of leads.
"There have been a number of sightings both in the metropolitan area and in regional WA and again I would encourage anybody with any sightings to pass on that information," he said.
Updated
Police are appealing for a person who called Crimestoppers last week with information about a missing Perth woman, to contact them again.
37 year-old Iveta Mitchell has not been seen since she left her Parmelia home on May 3rd.
Forensic officers and SES volunteers are searching a small area of dense bushland near Kwinana Beach today in hope of finding any trace of Mrs Mitchell.
Detective Senior Sergeant Steve Foley says police hope to get more information from the public about her whereabouts.
"This is a missing persons case," he said.
"Obviously, the family of Iveta Mitchell and also police are very concerned for her and where she may be so the investigation is ongoing and Major Crime Squad is putting a lot of resources into this inquiry."
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- ABCPolice investigating the disappearance of a Parmelia woman are continuing to search her family property for clues.
Iveta Mitchell has not been seen since she left the house in May.
Forensic officers have returned to the house today where they are digging up parts of the yard.
Earlier this week, police searched a quarry in Kwinana where her husband Chad Mitchell works.
Officers have searched the house and surrounding areas several times.
Previous searches have failed to find any sign of Iveta Mitchell.
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- ABCThe latest search for the missing Parmelia woman Iveta Mitchell has entered its third day.
Iveta Mitchell hasn't been seen since she left her house in May.
Forensic police officers will return to her family property this morning to search for clues.
Previous searches have failed to find any sign of Ms Mitchell.
Posted
- ABCPolice will return to the property of the missing Parmelia woman Iveta Mitchell today as they continue to search for clues.
Ms Mitchell has not been seen since she left her house in May.
Forensic police have been searching the family property since Tuesday but expect to let the family back in this weekend.
Now, the family home of missing mother Iveta Mitchell and her husband Chad is going on the market.
The four-bedroom Parmelia house has been listed for $250,000 $30,000 below the median house price for the suburb.
It comes more than a year after the mother of three's mystery disappearance.
In May last year, Mr Mitchell told police his wife left their home and went to a neighbouring park after a late-night argument.
The 37-year-old has not been seen or heard from since and police are now treating the case as a murder investigation.
Mr Mitchell, his eldest stepson, Peter Read, and youngest son, Kyle, no longer live at the home, which has had minor cosmetic work in the past month.
Sources close to the family said the property was put on the market last Thursday after the family fell behind with mortgage repayments.
In the weeks after Mrs Mitchell's disappearance, Mr Mitchell revealed his wife was angry with him before she disappeared because he was blowing their mortgage money on hard drugs.
In an interview with 60 Minutes, Mr Mitchell said he and his wife had argued over finances, revealing he had spent some of his pay on speed.
He also claimed that police viewed him as the "No.1 person" in the investigation, but has consistently denied murdering his wife.
Selling agent Rod Dohnt said he was confident of finding a buyer for the Mitchell home.
Despite it being a bit untidy, he said it offered "extremely good value".
"It's a four-by-two that needs some work, but the price really reflects the market and the condition of the house," he said. "It's not being undersold for any particular reason. It's just another house to me."
The home, on 703sqm, is being marketed with the catch line 'Splish! Splash!' for its pool and outside entertaining area.
Police have repeatedly searched the home and a Kwinana Beach quarry, where Mr Mitchell had previously worked.
In November last year, Mr Mitchell was fined $800 after being found guilty of receiving a stolen jet-ski and trailer worth $8000, uncovered during one of the police searches.
Magistrate Denis Temby accepted that Mr Mitchell did not know the property he had acquired was stolen.
Those close to her say they pray for answers every day.
"It hurts everyone. It's the not knowing that's the problem," her
grandmother Betty Gertau said.
Ms Mitchell was reported missing after a fight with her husband Chad
Mitchell, who has always denied any involvement in her disappearance.
Ms Gertau says she's positive Ms Mitchell has been murdered but is adamant
Mr Mitchell had nothing to do with it.
"We believe she was picked up that night and taken away - and that's the
last we ever saw of her," she said.
The 81-year-old believes the case has stalled and and wants the State
Government to set up a reward to to help catch Ms Mitchell's killer.
For Kyle Mitchell - Mother's Day is a painful reminder of the hole that's been left in his heart, for ten years.
His mum, Iveta Mitchell, vanished from a park a decade ago when Kyle was just seven-years-old.
Now he has a family of his own.
“I'd rather, not put on a strong face, but get up every morning for her and do the things I do for her, so one day when she does come home, there's something there for her to be proud of,” he said.
After Mrs Mitchell’s mysterious disappearance police searched the family home, a quarry where her husband used to work, and bushland in Kwinana - but nothing was found.
Her husband Chad told police her last known steps were in this park, next door to their Parmelia home.
Her disappearance came after they had an argument. In a bizarre twist, two weeks later, Chad Mitchell says her wedding rings were left on his doorstep.
“I spoke to him about today, and he said as long as I'm OK with doing it, he thinks it could possibly spark something,” Kyle Mitchell said.
Kyle has been asked to supply his DNA in the hopes it would lead to a breakthrough in the case, but it didn’t and Mrs Mitchell’s disappearance is still an open investigation.
“Around this time last year, I called up asking for a bit of information, and they just said they can't release any information,” he said.
“I was a little bit upset, being one of her three children.”
To mark the heartbreaking milestone Kyle made a mural in honour of his mother.
“It's to show the light I suppose at the end of the tunnel I guess in a way.”