Bring her home for Christmas: Mystery of missing woman with dandelion tattoo
A woman has disappeared without a trace in Melbourne just a week before Christmas.
Brooke Cox was last spotted on Saturday December 14 at 29 Grey Street, St Kilda – a Salvation Army Centre which offers support for those facing a crisis such as homelessness and violence.
The 29-year-old can be identified by a distinct music note and dandelion tattoo on her right arm.
Her sister Skye has been trying to locate the Brighton local by walking the streets for the past week, saying Brooke has fallen through the cracks of Australia’s public health system.
Speaking to Daily Mail Australia, Brooke admitted herself to the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne three weeks ago after a drug-induced psychosis.
According to Skye, doctors were pushing for Brooke’s release despite her family urging them to provide her with the help she needed.
After being discharged, she was picked up by police and taken to a crisis centre.
That is where she dealt with another relapse and disappeared without her phone and ID.
Brooke is said to be five-foot-tall, with green eyes and bleach blonde wavy shoulder-length hair.
She also has a sun and a moon tattoo on her neck and a faith tattoo on her right foot.
The last time she was seen, she was sporting a red jumper with a white star, black leggings and a wraparound short-skirt with flowers and brown ankle boots.
“All I want is her home for Christmas and for the public and mental health system to stop letting her slip through the cracks,” said Skye.
“It’s absolutely horrible that the government has let Australia most vulnerable down like this.”
The Daily Mail reached out to Victoria Police but authorities said the were unable to verify the missing persons status by the time of publication.