An intellectually disabled woman who changed her name and travelled to India to join her boyfriend has returned home.
The family of 24-year-old Jessica Doody of Christchurch last week expressed fears for her safety as a court had earlier ruled she was naive and "vulnerable to the influence of unscrupulous predators".
The family claimed Ms Doody, who went missing last month, had been influenced by her boyfriend, Gurdeep Singh. He returned to India last year.
Her sister Sarah Doody has posted on Facebook today that Jessica "has been returned home".
The post said, "she is OK. A bit upset but she will have heaps of support over the next few weeks/month".
Sarah Doody expressed thanks "for all your love and support over this terrible time" and asked for the family’s privacy to be respected "while we try to deal with what has happened over the last month".
"Love, the Doody family," the post concluded.
Detective work by Sarah Doody had tracked Jessica down in India, and her father, Craig Doody, spoke to 1 NEWS from India last week.
He had been allowed a brief visit with his daughter, supervised by local police before he was sent away.
The family had a protective travel ban put in place for Jessica last year but it expired in May.
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