Victoria Stafford's school photo, taken on April 7, the day before she disappeared in Woodstock, Ont., with a woman in a white puffy coat. (Tara McDonald and LifeTouch/Canadian Press)The day after police released a composite image of a suspect in the abduction of Victoria (Tori) Stafford, her mother revealed a new photo of her daughter, taken less than 24 hours before she disappeared.

Tori, 8, vanished April 8 in Woodstock, Ont. The last known sighting of her is on a surveillance video, walking near her school with an unidentified woman.

Her mother, Tara McDonald, surprised reporters by pulling out a new photo of her daughter Wednesday in front of her home in the southwestern Ontario city.

"I have something that I wanted to share," said McDonald.

"We got Victoria and [brother] Darren's school pictures back yesterday.… This was taken the day before [Victoria was abducted]. This was taken on Tuesday [April 7]."

McDonald then held up the picture of her daughter sitting down, leaning against a wooden box on a photographer's set.

In the photo, Victoria is wearing a pink top, blue jeans and a dark scarf in her hair.

"This was her school photograph that was taken the day before she went missing. So that's, like, the most recent picture of Victoria that we have now," she said.

There was no immediate explanation of why McDonald failed to let police know about the existence of the photo earlier.

The photo released by police to the media is nearly a year old.

Woodstock police released this composite drawing released on Tuesday April 21, 2009, showing the unidentified person observed in a surveillance video from College Avenue Secondary School with Victoria Stafford. (Ontario Provincial PoliceMeanwhile, police released a composite of a suspect late Tuesday. The woman in the composite is described as 19 to 25 years old, five feet one inch tall and about 125 pounds, with long black hair worn in a ponytail.

Police hope for call

Ontario Provincial Police Det. William Renton, who took over the lead role in the case last week, said police believe there are people in the Woodstock area who have knowledge of the abduction.

Speaking at a Wednesday morning news conference in Woodstock, he said police are "very hopeful that somebody may recognize the composite and give us a call."

"At the end of the day, we're just trying to find any information that will bring Victoria home," he said.

A witness helped police create the sketch, said Renton, but he would not disclose further details. He also refused to comment when asked if any family members were considered suspects.

McDonald said she has "no idea" as to the identity of the woman in the composite sketch.

However, Tori's uncle, Steve Millen, said Wednesday that they "have suspicions" about the identity of the person portrayed in the sketch.

"We have our own beliefs and we have brought those to the authorities," added Tori's aunt, Rebecca Stafford. "We've shared those beliefs and they are being investigated."

McDonald said she is "a little disappointed" with the police investigation.

"Nine days for the OPP to get involved. Day 12 for a composite to be released. You know, I guess that's the way it goes but that's a little frustrating sometimes, like, it's two weeks today, so."