Sunday, 27 January 2013

Parents confirm body as William Yau's, police await DNA results




Parents of six-year old William Yau Zhen Zhong confirmed that the body of a boy found at Jeti Sungai Sireh yesterday night is William Yau although police say they will only identify the body after DNA results. William Yau went missing near Putra Heights since January 16, and Malaysians have been sharing the news on social media to increase alert. Yesterday, about 7.15pm, a body of a boy was found at Jeti Sungai Sireh and William's parents had arrived at Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah's Forensics Department to identify the body. Both parents had identified scars on the back of the head and forehead to be similar as what William had. Post mortem results could not reveal the identity as the body was too badly decomposed.
 
According to a website Suka Society, 'since 2004, a total of 5,996 children aged below 18 went missing from their homes. However, except for 1,904, the rest subsequently returned home or were found. The majority of those who went missing are girls. Of the four-year total, 3,398 were girls.' For more statistics, Federal Criminal Investigations Department (CID) director Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Bakri Zinin said in a report that between the year 2008 and 2011, a total of 7,662 people were reported missing nationwide.
 
NUR Alert (National Urgent Response Alert) system, which is branch that comes under the National Child Protection Policy and Action Plan, aims to viral information of missing children (under 12 years) as quickly as possible, through means like national TV, Polis Di Raja Malaysia Facebook, leaflet, print and electronic media, MMS, SMS and ATM machines. NUR Alert was used to viral information on William Yau's disappearance. The system was used the sixth time since its introduction in 2011, where of all the six cases, two were still classified missing.

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