Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Sky Metalwala's Disappearance Might Turn Criminal


            Sky Metalwala is a missing 2-year-old boy from Bellevue, WA. Allegedly, his mother left him in the car alone when she ran out of gas, taking her other child with her to get help. After returning an hour or two later, Sky was gone. Search parties have been exhausted, and hope is wearing thin. I hope that Julia Biryukova’s story was true because officials are now discussing the possibility of charging her for leaving Sky alone in the car. This will be discussed on this coming up Monday. On Sunday morning, the police returned to the Bellevue street where Biryukova says she ran out of gas. After checking the car, it was apparent that there was gas in the tank and that it ran fine. The officials have gotten around a dozen leads from 20-30 motorists and pedestrians on the street that night, but none have been quite helpful. When returning to Biryukova’s apartment complex, neighbors again made it clear that Sky was not seen after the two weeks before his disappearance. The only people to have claimed to see him since then are his mother and sister. This is a very scary time for all following this story as nobody wants to hear the devastating news that we all know is coming.
            The author of this article used relevant details to help support his facts. He used quotes from the Bellevue Police Dept., and slipped in a few recap sentences. It seems to me that the author wants to be biased and to side with the Police and Sky, but because of his job at cnn.com he cannot put in any personal opinions. This must be hard because this is a very upsetting story to write about. It is good that the writer used quotes to help to support his argument.

"Missing Boy's Disappearance Could Become Criminal Investigation." Nancy Grace Blog. N.p., 14 Nov. 2011. Web. 16 Nov. 2011. <nancygrace.blogs.cnn.com/2011/11/14/missing-boy’s-disappearance-could-become-criminal-investigation/?iref=allsearch>.

1 comment:

  1. What a terrible event! I hope Sky gets found, but I think it was very important that the author kept his opinions out of the article. It is definitely a tough subject to write about.

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