Irish teenager Nora Anne Quoirin - Missing

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SEREMBAN: Masjid Kariah Pantai will perform a solat hajat (special prayers) after Friday prayers tomorrow for the safe return of Irish teenager Nora Anne Quoirin, who went missing from a resort near here five days ago.

Mosque imam Kahar Sukin, 73, said the fact that the 15-year-old teenager was non-Muslim was irrelevant as there was no restriction in Islam against that.

“We will perform the prayers in the name of humanity.

“We symphatise with what had happened, especially as she is a teen with special needs,” he added.


Nora Anne Quorin, an Irish teenager has been found missing while on a two-week holiday. Nora has a learning disability. She went missing from The Dusun, a holiday resort in Negeri Sembilan. Nora was reported missing on Aug 4, a day after she arrived at the resort with her parents and two siblings. A glass window in the resort, which can only be opened from the inside, was seen left open.

The Royal Malaysia Police, the Fire & Rescue Department with their K9 unit, and local residents are among the search parties but to-date there has been no sign of the young lady.

The Voice Recording strategy is to be used entering the 5th day of the search.

The words expressed in the recording are: "Nora darling, I love you... mum is here. Mum is here, Nora darling, my love.

He said in the voice recording, Meabh sounds persuasive like how she usually talks to calm down Nora Anne.

“We are extremely thankful to The Lucie Blackman Trust for their ongoing support. They are handling all media enquiries for us and everything should be directed to them. Our family cannot face dealing with that at the moment,” the family was quoted.


The family remains hopeful and have asked everyone to keep the teenager in their thoughts, and to continue to support the ongoing search for her.


If you are still following the case below are updates:

Nora’s parents say ‘terima kasih’
Search area for missing teen Nora scaled down
On Shah Alam stage, Westlife pleads for info on Irish teen missing in Negri Sembilan
Fasha Sandha shares plea to find Nora Quoirin
Did searchers miss Nora Quiorin's body?
Parents confirm body is Nora
Trust asks for Quoirin family to be respected in time of need
Nora Quoirin: autopsy yet to determine cause of death, say police
Franco-Irish teen bled to death in Malaysia, no sign of foul play

Rest In Peace, William Yau Zhen Zhong

No family should have to go through the pain of death of such a young family member. William Yau Zhen Zhong was only six years old.

William went missing on Jan 16. His body was found nine days later floating in the Klang River at Sungei Sireh jetty. The severity of decomposition of the body did not enable immediate identification. DNA tests matching the boy's with his parents through samples of his parents' hair and bones resulted in positive identification that it is indeed William. However earlier, the yellow t-shirt and the shorts on the body had the parents confirmed that it was their little boy.

Yesterday, William's body was released from the hospital to their parents. His father, Yau Kok Kang and mother, Goh Ying Ying, arrived at the mortuary at 10.20am to collect their son's body.

To perform prayers, William's mother was seen clutching a joss stick while his father held an effigy made from paper in the shape of a little boy. It is a ritual performed so that William's spirit would go along with the body as the body would be brought back to Malacca for funerary rites and cremation.

William's body was cremated yesterday itself. It was an emotionally-charged memorial service for William. The boy's grandmother, Chee Chau Moy, wailed and pleaded to be allowed to hug her grandson one last time. The Star reported that:

Chee, 68, had arrived at the Melaka Memorial Park crematorium at the Jelutong Chinese cemetery in Batu Berendam just as the coffin bearing the remains of the boy was being put into the incinerator.

Weeping loudly as she knelt outside the incinerator area, Chee cried out in Hakka: “I want to see William. Please, let me see him. Please, let me see him. I want to hug him.”

“Why has no one told me about your funeral? Why was Ah Poh, who took care of you, not told?” she asked.

She did not stop crying out William's name despite attempts by Malacca Chief Minister, Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam, to console her.

“My heart is bleeding. It's supposed to be me, not him (in the coffin). Why did God take him away?” she cried to Mohd Ali.

She was then allowed to see her grandson's burning casket.


Earlier on, William Yau's parents conducted prayers at jetty to appease his spirit. They spent an hour there at the Sungai Sireh jetty near Port Klang where the body was found. They were shown around the location where fishermen Yusof Osman, 53, and Satarudin Kamal, 45, made the find. William's parents thanked both the gentlemen for finding their son's body and handed them a token cash contribution.

The couple has two other children, a boy aged seven and a one-year-old girl.

Meanwhile, Police have formed a task force to investigate the disappearance and death of six-year-old William Yau Zhen Zhong.

Allegations of abuse has been rubbished by William's grieving mum. Goh hoped the public could give them some privacy to mourn their loss, adding that they were considering holding a press conference to clear the air.

It was reported that Goh did not rule out taking legal action against those responsible for the allegations.

A RM60,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest of William Yau Zhen Zhong's killer(s).

MCA Complaints and Public Services Department head Datuk Seri Michael Chong said the reward was contributed by several parties to encourage the public to come forward with any information on what happened to the six-year-old who had gone missing on Jan 16 and was found dead a week later.

“We don't know for sure if William was murdered. But if he was, we want to make sure the culprit is brought to justice.


We will miss you, William Yau. We will remember you. Rest in peace!


William's body was cremated
(All images from The Star)
Related article: - Police wrap up investigations into William’s death

William's family appeals for space to mourn their loss

What is just an ordinary day for most of us, is yet another sad day for the Yau family of Yau Kok Kang and wife Goh Ying Ying, parents of William Yau, the boy who went missing whose body was later found in the Klang River.

The devastated father of William Yau Zhen Zhong is appealing to the public to allow him and his family privacy to mourn their loss. While thanking Malaysians from all walks of life for their concern and sympathy, Yau Kok Kang said: “We are tired and wish to be left alone while we grieve.” He, however, promised to hold a press conference when he and his wife are more composed.

Yau and Goh have returned to their family house in Taman Seri Krubong in Malacca to make arrangements for William's funeral.

It has been reported that William's body will be released to the family after the post mortem at the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital in Klang. The body is expected to be cremated at the Malacca Memorial Park in Sungai Putat.

Yau said a ritual to “call back” William's soul would be performed at the spot where his body was found. (This is a Chinese ritual normally carried out so that the soul will not become a stray soul in the afterlife.)
More: The Star..William’s family appeals for privacy during time of grief

Police have asked members of the public and the media to give William Yau Zhen Zhong’s parents the space they need to grieve the loss of their son.

Subang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Yahaya Ramli said the parents have been deeply traumatised by the whole incident.

“The parents, especially the mother, have been crying non-stop since identifying the body.
More: The Star..Cops: Give the Yaus some space


Although William’s parents identified the body as William’s based on the shorts and underpants he was wearing and scars on his head, police are still awaiting the DNA test results to be 100% sure.


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- William Yau's body found - How did he die?

William Yau's body found - How did he die?

“No child should have died this way.” These sad words spoken by one of the two fishermen, Satarudin Kamal, who found William Yau's severely decomposed body near his fishing boat got me all choked up.

Satarudin and Yusof recounting their grim find at the jetty
Satarudin, 45, and his friend Yusof Osman, 53, had gone to the jetty to check on their boats well after 6pm on Thursday, and were shocked to find a boy's highly decomposed remains floating next to his boat.

Like many of us, they have been reading about William's disappearance last Wednesday in the newspapers and when they saw the body, their hearts sank.

“The parents must be going through great sadness, and we feel their pain,” Satarudin said.

More: The Star..Duo find child’s body floating next to boat at jetty in Port Klang

Investigators are now trying to piece together what actually happened to William Yau. Was it foul play or was it a misadventure that he wandered too far off and fell into a drain and got carried away to the Klang River.

While many speculate that six-year-old William Yau Zhen Zhong had fallen into a drain when he went missing more than a week ago, a check by The Star found no large drain near the electronics appliance shop in Putra Heights where he was last seen.

Netizens have rallied around the grieving parents of William Yau Zhen Zhong with words of comfort and sympathy.

The Facebook page of William's mother Goh Ying Ying is flooded with condolences.

How did he die? This is the frontpage headline on The Star today. I hope he did not suffer pain.

Below is a video of the jetty where William's body was found and the interview with one of the gentlemen who found him and how they tied the body to the jetty to prevent it from floating away.


Although William's parents, Yau Kok Kang, 32, and Goh Ying Ying, 26, identified his body based on the shorts and underpants he was wearing and scars on his head, police are still awaiting DNA test results, due to be released on Monday, to be 100% sure.

Parents identify body as that of William Yau

Oh dear! The Star reported that William Yau's parents identify body as that of their son who went missing last Wednesday, Jan 16.

Yesterday, a severely decomposed body of a boy was found in a river. Identification of the body could only be determined after DNA results.

From The Star:

SUBANG JAYA: The police are 75% sure that the boy found in Port Klang is William Yau, said Subang Jaya OCPD Assistant Commissioner Yahaya Ramli.

William's parents identified the body based on the scars on the front and back of the head, as well as the shorts and underpants that he wore.

ACP Yahaya added that post-mortem results did not ascertain the cause of death but showed the boy had been dead for a week.


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- Severely decomposed body of boy found

Severely decomposed body of boy found (Update)

While Malaysians are helping to find William Yau Zhen Zhong since he went missing last Wednesday, The Star reported yesterday that a severely decomposed body of a boy 6- or 7-year-old has been found floating in a river near the jetty of Sungai Sireh, near the Sri Perantau flats at about 6.30pm on Thursday.

The boy was in a yellow t-shirt and shorts and has fair skin. The T-shirt had the words 'Active Group' in white and 'Best Team' in blue on it.

When asked whether the body could be that of missing boy William Yau Zhen Zhong, South Klang OCPD Asst Comm Mohamad Mat Yusop urged the public not to speculate until post-mortem and DNA tests, scheduled for Friday morning, were completed.

“There have been no cases of missing children reported in the area recently,” he said.

William's parents, Yau Kok Kang and Goh Ying Ying, arrived at the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital's mortuary soon after midnight and left about 30 minutes later.

Let's not speculate.


Source: The Star..Severely decomposed body of boy found in Klang (Update)


UPDATE:
The Star reported that

The parents of William Yau Zhen Zhong, the six-year old boy who went missing on Jan 16, arrived at the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital in Klang around 11am Friday.

They're expected to give samples for DNA testing to help determine the identity of the body found near the Sungai Sireh jetty Thursday evening, and were seen being escorted into the hospital's morgue.
More..William Yau's parents arrive at Klang hospital

The post mortem has been completed and a forensic team from Bukit Aman was seen leaving the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital morgue around 1.30pm. The final DNA test result will take a few days.

The parents of William Yau Zhen Zhong, who went missing on Jan 16, were escorted out by police around 1.40pm. They left without talking to press and his mother was seen sobbing.

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- Help find missing boy, William Yau Zhen Zhong
- Parents identify body as that of William Yau
- William Yau's body found - How did he die?
- William's family appeals for space to mourn their loss
- Rest In Peace, William Yau Zhen Zhong

Help find missing boy, William Yau Zhen Zhong (Update)

Jan 25 Update:
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Sadly, the search has ended as Parents identify body as that of their son, William Yau.

The Star's frontpage today features a picture of this adorable six-year-old boy, William Yau Zhen Zhong. He has been missing since Wednesday.

According to the article, the parents left their three children in their car (doors locked but with windows open) while they hopped out for a short stint checking out washing machines at an electrical store in Putra Heights. When they went back after 15 minutes, they found that William was not with them. His elder brother said he went looking for their parents because their younger sister started crying non-stop.

The parents have since received many phonecalls criticizing them for leaving their children alone in the car. However, this is not the time to play the blame-game. The priority is to help find the boy. Anyone with information can contact 03-5631 9800 or 012-2197133.

William's parents - Mother Goh Ying Ying showing a picture of William on her phone while her husband looks on.

I once read that how safe a country is is to gauge how safe it is to let a child walk to the neighbourhood sundry shop or store alone. There have been many incidents in Malaysia of children who went missing on their way to the neighbourhood shop. Would you let your child go alone to get an ice-cream?

Many bloggers unwittingly expose their child(ren) to danger by featuring them in their blogs. The Internet is a convenient place for lurking around for people with bad intentions. Think about it.

Source: The Star..Where is our little William?


UPDATE:
This is the poster done up by The Star. Print this poster and stick it up to help with the efforts to find the boy, who was last seen at Jalan Putra Mahkota 7/6c in Putra Heights.

A RM20,000 reward has been put up for anyone who gives a lead on the boy’s whereabouts.

William’s parents contributed RM5,000 to the reward while the KK Group of Companies and the Federal Territories Rela Club donated RM5,000 and RM10,000 respectively.

More Malaysians took to cyberspace to spread the news of six-year-old William Yau Zhen Zhong, who went missing last Wednesday, Jan 16.

Non-governmental organisations, private corporations and the public sector have also jumped on the bandwagon, with the Malaysian Highway Authority, Women, Family and Community Development Ministry and Association of Banks Malaysia websites highlighting his disappearance.

On Twitter, media organisations such as the Star Radio Group, Bernama Radio24 and Elements Magazine tweeted about the boy's details and photograph.

To date, there is still no strong lead on William's whereabouts.


Tips on keeping your kids safe in public places..

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- Severely decomposed body of boy found
- Parents identify body as that of William Yau
- William Yau's body found - How did he die?
- William's family appeals for space to mourn their loss
- Rest In Peace, William Yau Zhen Zhong