A Ballarat great-grandmother has made a tearful plea for her daughter’s associates to tell the truth about her disappearance.
43-year-old Kobie Parfitt (pictured, below) hasn’t been seen since April and Victoria Police are now treating her case as a homicide.
“Well it is the unknown,” Ms Parfitt’s mother, Kathy Snowball (pictured), told 9News.
“We all need to know where she is and we need to bring her home.”
But with detectives now treating the 43-year-old’s disappearance as suspicious, her family believes that somewhere, a potential killer is keeping a secret.
“Please … Stop this nightmare that we are living,” Ms Snowball said.
Ms Parfitt is a mother of four, a grandmother of three and a former aged care and disability worker.
Police say there has been no activity on her phone or bank accounts, or online since she disappeared in April.
“By no means was Kobie a saint but by no means was she a demon either,” Victoria Police Detective Senior Constable Jason Stewart told 9News.
“It’s no secret she’s burnt bridges with many people and [became] estranged from family — there’s been the lapse in time which resulted in her not being reported.”
Due to Ms Parfitt’s transient lifestyle, detectives haven’t been able to confirm exactly when or where she was last seen.
Her mother last saw her in March. Now, all they want is closure.
“Put her to rest so we can just remember the beautiful person she was,” Ms Snowball said.
Kobie is 168 cm tall with a slim to medium build with long brown hair.
Detectives have released two images of Kobie in the hope someone may recognise her or have information regarding her current whereabouts.
Police are also urging anyone with any other information about Kobie’s disappearance to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
