New Images Of Sky Metalwala Released 5 Years After Disappearance

BELLEVUE, WA - Bellevue police on Saturday released new age-progressed photos of Sky Metalwala, who disappeared from Bellevue more than five years ago. Metalwala vanished when he was two years old in November 2011. Bellevue police are asking anyone with information about the case to contact the tip line at 425-452-7658.

On Nov. 6, 2011, Metalwala, his sister, and his mother, Julia Biryukova, were on their way to Overlake Hospital when Biryukova's car ran out of gas. She left Metalwala and his sister to go get help. When she returned to the car, Metalwala was gone, and he hasn't been seen since.

Police are suspicious of Biryukova's excuse for leaving Metalwala and his sister in the car. Police say they found several gallons of gas in her car, and never found a gas can near the car or at Biryukova's home. Biryukova and Metalwala's father, Soloman Metalwala, were in the midst of a divorce when the boy disappeared.

Bellevue police believe Biryukova knows where Sky Metalwala is, and have urged her to come forward with any information she has.

"Ms. Biryukova please contact the Bellevue Police Department to allow us the opportunity to help find your son," Bellevue police Chief Steve Mylett told Q13 on the 2016 anniversary of Metalwala's disappearance. "We are more than willing to work with you and your attorney to identify a convenient time and location to discuss Sky’s disappearance. I am convinced you hold the key to finding Sky. The employees of the Bellevue Police Department will not stop searching for Sky, but I cannot emphasize enough the role you play in successfully locating your little boy."

Bellevue police and the FBI have investigated thousands of tips in connection with the boy's disappearance and spent over $2 million on the investigation.

Image via Bellevue police