28 Oct 2013

Concern for missing Auckland woman

5:57 pm on 28 October 2013

Police in Auckland hold fears for a woman with Asperger's Syndrome who was last seen in a distressed state.

Rowarne Spackman.

Rowarne Spackman. Photo: NZ POLICE

Rowarne Spackman left her residential caregiver's home in Manurewa on Sunday with no medication, money or shoes.

Police say the 24-year-old may be hitchhiking to Christchurch.

They say her family and caregivers are worried about her welfare.