Sky Metalwala Update — Items of Interest Discovered

Sky Metalwala vanished several weeks ago in a case that cast immediate suspicion on his mother. In the latest update in the missing Bellevue boy's disappearance, it's being revealed that new items have been discovered.

Cindy Adams with Examiner shares that investigators found "items of interest" related to the disappearance of two-year-old baby Sky Metalwala. The items are being looked over by forensic specialists, and detectives are not clarifying on what these items may be. Hopefully the new finds lead investigators in the right direction and Sky is found soon.

It's been a quiet week in the investigation of this missing child, and his mother, Julie Buryikova, has been silent. She hasn't addressed the media once since her child vanished, and only wrote an email describing her ex husband as a "violent Pakistani muslim." This is just as suspicious as her behavior on the day of Sky's disappearance.

He was reported missing not long after the disappearance of baby Lisa Irwin, and the circumstances surrounding his disappearance are just as suspicious as hers. Buryikova claims to have left him unattended in her car, which she claimed ran out of gas. She walked over a mile away with her four-year-old daughter. When she returned, her child was gone. The father of the missing boy, Solomon Metalwala, claims that he hadn't seen his son in at least a week prior to his disappearance. The only people who had seen the child in at least a week or two were his mother and four-year-old sister.

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Heather - child of God, C. Nov 28, 2011, 1:43am UTC

Would the mother let them interview the sister? Very strange situation. She lied about running out of gas. What else did she lie about. Poor little boy.

Karen Buckner Nov 28, 2011, 1:01pm UTC

It is NOT up to the mother. The daughter has a father who is cooperating. The father will likely consent to his daughter being interviewed. The daughter has probably already been interviewed by a pediatric forensic psychologist.

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sharon ilstrup Nov 28, 2011, 11:04am UTC

I believe I read that the 'items of interest' are not significant to the case at all. The mom does not have the sister...she is in foster care.
The police did interview the sister, the day Sky was reported missing, and all she said was that Sky was in the car that day, wrapped in a blanket. A 4 year old will say anything though.... I personally think it's time to bring mommy down to the station.

Heather - child of God, C. Nov 28, 2011, 2:53pm UTC

That sounds bad if he was "wrapped in a blanket"... sounds like the mother had some help in this staged incident....

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Beth Hays Nov 28, 2011, 11:39am UTC

I definitely think the mother "hid" Sky to keep him from his father and she made up the story about going to fetch gas only to find Sky gone when she got back. I think Sky is unharmed and being taken care of. However, the mother is wrong and she knows it. She wont talk for a long time.

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Karen Buckner Nov 28, 2011, 1:04pm UTC

I hope this little boy is hidden with persons elsewhere and that he is safe. Mom is a b***h who does not want to share her children with the man she chose to be their father. These mothers do so much psychological harm to children and they carry all of this dysfunction into their future relationships. Parenting is a privilege, not a right. The mother is toast as far as custody of the children now. I pray this little boy is safe. She chose a moronic story to tell the police. NO decent mother takes one child and leaves the youngest in the car! How preposterous.

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Janet H. Nov 28, 2011, 10:19pm UTC

This little boy is so handsome and precious. I sure hope his mother didn't kill him and hide the body. I hope either she stashed him away with someone to hurt her (ex) husband, or that he really was taken by someone. The mother seems to be very mentally ill with OCD and other problems, and it seems that she didn't really want the boy to begin with. I just hope the mystery is solved soon and that little Sky is found alive and well.

Sara Villiard Nov 29, 2011, 1:12am UTC

O.C.D. is not a reason by any means for her outlandish lies and behaviors. Maybe she has other mental issues, but O.C.D. does not make a person behave in such a way.

Chelsea Hoffman Nov 29, 2011, 1:14am UTC

Her behavior (constantly cleaning, scrubbing shoes, not allowing food in the home) is actually a common marker of OCD, Sara. Though it's not a cause of whatever's happened to the kid.

My grandmother has it and behaves in the very same manner.

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