Siriyakorn ‘Bung’ Siriboon case can still be solved, police say

Police say the mystery of missing schoolgirl Siriyakorn “Bung” Siriboon is still solvable, ten years to the day she vanished.

Police believe Siriyakorn 'Bung' Siriboon has been murdered. Picture: Supplied

Homicide investigators say they have not given up on solving the mystery of missing schoolgirl Siriyakorn “Bung” Siriboon.

Today is the 10-year anniversary of the disappearance and suspected murder of Bung, who left her family’s Elsie St, Boronia, home at 8.30am to walk to school.

A witness saw the 13-year-old walking towards Albert Ave but she was never seen again.

Detective leading Senior Constable Justin Tippett of the homicide squad said police still held out hope of solving the case and urged anyone with information to come forward.

He said information continued to surface on a weekly basis, via phone calls and emails.

“As history has shown, often those involved in a crime of this nature are unable to keep it secret so we are especially keen to hear from anyone who may have specific knowledge of the person involved,” leading Sen-Const. Tippett said.

Bung’s parents Vanidda and Fred Pattison.

“We have never given up hope that one day we will be able to find out exactly what happened to Bung that day.”

Police said they felt for Bung’s family as the search for answers went on.

“Our thoughts are with Bung’s family, especially her mother Nid, father Fred and sister. I’m sure the loss of Bung feels as raw today as it did in 2011,” leading Sen-Const. Tippett said.

“We continue to encourage people to come forward with new information that may assist police and can assure the community that all credible information will be thoroughly assessed.”

Siriyakorn “Bung” Siriboon.

A $1 million reward remains in place for anyone able to help police solve the case.

A special police taskforce codenamed Puma did all it could to find out what happened Bung.

The team of detectives chased down every lead they came across, including examining many registered sex offenders.

The taskforce was confronted by dead-end leads, including a false confession about the circumstances in which Bung was snatched from the street.

Thousands of information reports given to the police were rated from one to four.

Those rated as “ones and twos” were the top priority leads.

Puma got through them and then moved onto other reports and clues in the search for a breakthrough.

Among avenues investigated were a man’s false confession that he struck Bung in his car and dumped her body in a creek.

A witness who came forward describing someone matching Bung’s description being held down in an old Kingswood Holden as she was driven away by her kidnapper.

The kidnapper was described as a man with slicked back hair and a tattoo.

The witness underwent hypnotherapy to try and delve deeper into what she saw, but it proved fruitless.

An obstacle for police was the sheer random nature of the crime and the lack of any kind of forensic trail.

Anyone with fresh information about the disappearance of Bung can call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or visit www.crimestoppers.com.au.