"It's frustrating": Samantha Murphy's dad breaks his silence
Samantha Murphy's father has broken his silence since his daughter's disappearance, sharing his frustrations at the police investigation.
The 51-year-old mother from Ballarat went for her daily run on the morning of February 4th, and hasn't been seen since.
Her husband and daughter have spoken out since her disappearance, pleading to the public for any information while the police continue their investigation.
Now, Samantha's father John 'Pud' Robson has shared his frustrations at not being able to talk about his daughter's disappearance.
Mr Robson told Daily Mail Australia that he was instructed by police to keep his mouth shut during the investigation, which he believes has stalled progress in finding his daughter.
"Forget about it mate. I'm not allowed to say 'boo'," Mr Robson said.
"The police have asked us not to say bugger all."
When asked why he was unable to talk about his daughter publicly, Mr Robson said police had told him all information regarding her and the investigation would come directly from them.
"Anything that is going to be released, they'll release it,' he said. 'We're not talking mate. Thanks very much."
Mr Robson said he was hopeful some sort of news would be forthcoming "soon".
"But don't worry about it. There's not much anyone can do until something turns up. Thanks for your endeavours," he said.
When asked how he and his family were holding up, he responded, "How do you expect us to be going?"
Last week, Mr Robson's sister-in-law Janice told Daily Mail Australia that Mr Robson had been keeping himself busy by going back to work driving trucks interstate.
"John went back to work. He said 'there's nothing I could do'," Mrs Robson said.
"And I think if put in that position we'd be that way ourselves."
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