Maureen MATTERSON

    Sex: Female
Date of Birth: 1946 Age Now: 59
Age when missing: 57 Height (cm): 160.0 Build: Medium
Hair Colour: Grey Eye Colour:   Complexion:  
Nationality:   Racial Appearance: Caucasian    
Circumstances: Maureen was last seen at her Seven Hills home at 8.00am on 5 December 2003.
 

Tuesday, January 20, 2004. 11:31am (AEDT)  -ABC

Police worried about missing Sydney woman

Police are today door-knocking residents in a bid for clues into the suspicious disappearance of a woman from her home in Sydney's west.

Police say 57-year-old Maureen Matterson was last seen by her daughter at her home in Seven Hills on December 5.

Her family has told police that while she suffers from depression, she was fine at the time of her disappearance.

As part of the investigation, Superintendent Les Wales says police are speaking to local residents near where Mrs Matterson lived.

"We do hold concerns for her welfare at this stage given those circumstances, and in particular she hasn't been able to or she hasn't accessed her bank account for all that time, seven weeks now," he said.

"Her family hasn't heard from her or seen her and as I say we do hold some concern for her welfare."

Daughter appeals for information on missing mother

January 20, 2004 - 2:51PM
 

  

The family of a Sydney grandmother who has been missing for more than six weeks today spoke of the grave fears they hold for the 57-year-old's safety.

Maureen Matterson, who is due to become a grandmother for the second time in May, was last seen by her daughter Natasha Nouredine on December 5 in the granny flat she occupied behind the family home in suburban Seven Hills.

Mrs Nouredine said today the family was sick with worry, especially because Mrs Matterson suffered from depression and needed regular doses of medication.

She said her mother was a loving woman who saw her family almost every day.

"She was a family woman, she loved her grandson very much, she was a very good mum," Mrs Nouredine told reporters.

Police have been doorknocking along Junia Avenue at Toongabbie where Mrs Matterson walked most days to her favourite spot in a local park.

Detective Sergeant Con Galea of the Bankstown Police said investigators were concerned by the circumstances of the disappearance.

"It's completely out of character for her to be gone more than a day," he said.

"Our inquiries have also revealed she has not made any transactions on any of her accounts since her disappearance on the fifth of December."

Det Sgt Galea said there were no signs of foul play and nothing was missing from Mrs Matterson's flat.

Police and family have appealed to anyone who saw Mrs Matterson around the time of her disappearance to contact Blacktown Police.

Mrs Matterson is described as being 160cm tall, caucasian, with medium build, and short grey hair. She is missing three of her front teeth.

AAP

 

Police to search western Sydney creek for remains of missing woman

Friday, 05 Dec 2008 05:36am

Police will today search a western Sydney creek for the remains of a woman missing for the past five years.

Maureen Matterson, 57, was last seen alive at a bowling club on Station Road, Toongabbie, on 6 December 2003. Her handbag was located in the Toongabbie Creek by police divers six weeks later.

Although her body has never been found, police believe the Seven Hills woman is deceased.

On the eve of the fifth anniversary of her disappearance, police from Blacktown Local Area Command, the Marine Area Command’s Diving Squad, Public Order and Riot Squad, a cadaver dog and handler, and SES volunteers will today conduct a thorough search of the creek in a bid to locate Ms Matterson’s body.

Police will also be looking for any other evidence that might assist their investigation.

That search is expected to commence at 9am.

Prior to her disappearance, Ms Matterson had told friends she had intended travelling to the Newcastle area.

It’s understood she had also befriended a New Zealand man, known only as ‘Tony’, whom investigators are keen to speak with.

Anyone with information about Ms Matterson’s disappearance is urged to contact Blacktown Police Station or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Divers, dog search for woman's remains

AAP

December 05, 2008 06:54am

POLICE divers and a cadaver dog will search a creek in Sydney's west for the remains of a 57-year-old woman who went missing five years ago.
Police said Maureen Matterson was last seen alive at a bowling club in Station Road, Toongabbie, on December 6, 2003.

Her handbag was found in Toongabbie Creek by police divers six weeks later.

Police divers, the public order and riot squad, a cadaver dog and handler and SES volunteers will begin a search of Toongabbie Creek for Ms Matterson's body on Fridtoday ay at 9am (AEDT).

Before her disappearance, Ms Matterson had befriended a New Zealand man, known only as Tony, and had told friends she planned to travel to the Newcastle area.

Disappearance baffles police

01 Sep, 2009 10:26 AM - Blacktown Sun

 

SEVEN HILLS grandmother Maureen Matterson disappeared near her home nearly six years ago and has not been seen since. Mrs Matterson, then 57, was last seen in Lalor Park on December5, 2003. She was a widow and lived with her daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren. Investigators have followed several leads, as far away as South Australia and New Zealand.

Blacktown police recently asked for anyone with any information about Mrs Matterson, even at this late date, to come forward. ``One of the people she had befriended was a man who people only knew as Tony,'' Detective Senior Constable Wayne Kelly said. ``He was described as a New Zealander, with a tan complexion not necessarily of Maori appearance and aged 25 to 30. Not long after Mrs Matterson disappeared, this man told people he was going back to New Zealand.''

Mr Kelly has been in charge of the investigation into Mrs Matterson's disappearance. ``After she vanished we did a search of Toongabbie Creek and found her handbag which had her wallet and other identification.''

He noted that Mrs Matterson did not leave with any packed clothes and that her bank account has not been accessed. As late as March this year the New Zealand media did a story about NSW police wanting to talk to a man called Tony but again no response,'' Mr Kelly said.

On August14, Mrs Matterson's case was listed in the NSW Coroner's Court.

Any information to Blacktown police, 96719199 or the Missing Persons Unit, 88357656 or 1800025091.