Sister of missing Toowoomba mum 'not going to give up the search'

Four days after Jana Armstrong disappeared, her sister Faith Isaacs remains resolute in her search, stating, "We'll keep on searching. She's out there somewhere, so we've got to find her." Isaacs is appealing to the public to continue looking for any clues that might help bring her sister home. The family and friends spent Saturday combing through bushland in Preston, an area identified by police as a location where Armstrong's car was seen late on the night she went missing.

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We'll keep on searching. She's out there somewhere, so we've got to find her.

Detectives are meticulously reviewing CCTV, traffic, and surveillance footage, following ground searches of several areas on Friday. Armstrong, a 30-year-old support worker, was last seen at her Newtown home on Tuesday, July 7. Her four-month-old son, Deshal, was found at the home with his father and is now being cared for by Isaacs.

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I would really appreciate if people could just keep on looking. We just need to bring her home. She's very loved, so she needs to come back.

Isaacs, who was one of the last people to see her sister before her disappearance, expressed a grim certainty that Armstrong is no longer alive. "I realised within four hours of when she went missing that she was no longer with us. That's how out of character this is," Isaacs said, emphasizing that Armstrong's baby was her entire world. The two sisters, who were described as best friends, had met for brunch on the day Armstrong disappeared.

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I realised within four hours of when she went missing that she was no longer with us. That's how out of character this is. [Her baby] is her world. He means everything to her. She just wouldn't leave his side.

Adding to the family's profound grief, Isaacs and her husband Michael lost a baby girl in May. Armstrong's son was born in early March, and Isaacs noted the tragic parallel, "They were supposed to be growing up together, our two babies. We've literally swapped babies." The emotional toll of not hearing from her sister has been significant, with Isaacs admitting to moments of instinctively reaching out to Jana for advice or conversation.

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They were supposed to be growing up together, our two babies. We've literally swapped babies. Like she's holding my baby and I'm holding hers.