Redmond Reporter, November 18, 2011

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SEARCH FOR SKY METALWALA

Tips pour in; police still clueless Mother’s story full of holes as father continues his own search for his 2-year-old son MATT PHELPS Reporter Newspapers

Investigators have received more than 1,100 tips in the disappearance of a 2-year-old Sky Metalwala of Redmond, but remain no closer to finding the boy who has been missing since Nov. 6. “None have led to high priority actionable material,” said Bellevue Police Maj. Mike Johnson. But he re-emphasized that anyone with any information should contact authorities. The boy’s mother, Julia Biryukova, told police she left her son bundled in Sky Metalwala a blanket in her Acura Integra on Nov. 6 in the 2400 block of 112th Avenue Northeast of Bellevue. She told investigators that the car ran out of gas and took her 4-year-old daughter, Malie, with her to walk to a gas station. The boy was gone when they returned to the car about an hour later, she told police. Bellevue authorities later found there was gas in the car and could not find any mechanical issues. Despite inconsistencies in Biryukova’s story, police have not publicly named her a suspect or person of interest in the case. Investigators have said Biryukova holds the key to finding Sky. Police still have the option of arrest-

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Redmond man arrested in connection with homicide Police recommend man be charged with second-degree murder BILL CHRISTIANSON bchristianson@redmond-reporter.com

The focus in the missing Redmond toddler turned to Issaquah Wednesday, when Solomon Metawala, left, organized a search for the boy in Issaquah. Also pictured is Metalwala’s attorney Clay Terry. CELESTE GRACEY, Reporter Newspapers ing Biryukova for neglecting her son and leaving him by himself in an unlocked vehicle. In that scenario, police would have her in custody and could question the mother about her missing son. “At this point, I’m not going to say we are going to rule that

out…” Johnson said. “But as we stand here today we are not moving down that road.” Police have not ruled out the possibility that Sky may be with other family or friends of Biryukova, Johnson said. Following the initial search Nov.

6, investigators have undertaken several other searches or the boy. Johnson said that the search of the 640-acre Marymoor Park in Redmond last weekend, along with a doubling back over [ more SKY page 3 ]

Donaldson provides big ideas for small businesses SAMANTHA PAK spak@redmond-reporter.com

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t 7 feet, 2 inches, former NBA star James Donaldson says he is known as the “big man on small business.” He opened The Donaldson Physical Therapy Clinic in Mill Creek in 1990 and since then, has expanded and downsized his business as the economic climate has changed

throughout the years. On Wednesday afternoon, the former Seattle Supersonic spoke at the Greater Redmond Chamber of Commerce’s economic vitality luncheon, offering advice to small businesses on how to be successful. “It’s so difficult and challenging to run a business,” Donaldson acknowledged. [ more DONALDSON page 2 ]

A Redmond man was arrested after investigators said he shot and killed a man, who was allegedly having an affair with his wife, at a downtown Bellevue apartment building Tuesday morning. The 43-year-old Redmond man was booked into King County Jail Tuesday and police have recommended charging him with second-degree murder in connection with Tuesday’s homicide, according to the King County Prosecutor’s Office. Bail was set at $2 million Wednesday afternoon and the Redmond man has not yet been formally charged. The deadline for a charging decision is today, according to the prosecutor’s office. At 10:07 a.m. Tuesday morning, Bellevue police responded to the Belle Arts apartment complex, located at 111 108th Ave. N.E., where they found Jin Kim, who was pronounced dead at the scene from a single gunshot wound to the head. Kim, who works for the suspect’s wife, was shot after the Redmond suspect confronted him about having an alleged affair with his wife. According to court documents, the suspect’s wife said her affair with Kim was “emotional, not physical.” She told investigators that she and Kim were at the Belle Arts unit, where she runs her business, when her husband came to the apartment to talk to them. The suspect told Kim that his wife was going to fire him, according to court documents. When Kim argued back, the suspect pulled a hand gun from his pocket and shot Kim in the face and then threw the gun out the window. The suspect told police he

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