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| Born | (1989-08-06) August 6, 1989 (age 35) Klang, Selangor, Malaysia |
| Disappeared | January 12, 1996 (aged 6) Klang, Selangor, Malaysia |
| Status | Missing for 29 years and 3 days |
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The disappearance of Tin Song Sheng (田鬆生 Tián Sōng Shēng) occurred on January 12, 1996 at the Taman Rashna Chinese Primary School in Klang, Selangor. The seven-year-old son of Gan Kim Choo and Tin Kuwi Diun, he disappeared while waiting for the bus to return home after embarking second week of his primary school. To this day, Song Sheng's body has never been found and he has never been proven to be dead. No kidnapping or murder charges have never been filed.
Disappearance
On January 12, 1996, after the school session had concluded, Song Sheng waited for the bus outside the Taman Rasah Chinese Primary School compound in Klang to return his home. He was seen leaving the school with an unidentified middle-aged Chinese woman. After that, he vanished without a trace.
Search efforts and investigation
Song Sheng's parents, Gan Kim Choo and Tin Kuwi Diun, filed a police report the day after the incident, and spent RM40,000 searching for their son, including using the 80 shamans, but all in vain.
On 16 January 1996, four days after Song Sheng's disappearance, his family appealed to the public to help trace him. At the same time, the police conduct a search for a middle-aged Chinese woman who kidnapped Song Sheng.
Song Sheng's older brother with a similar name, Tin Song Seng appealed to the kidnappers to return his brother and said: "Please give my brother back. I love him".
A nationwide search and publicity drive was spearheaded by the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) Chairman Michael Chong, who enlisted the help of the media, non-governmental organisations and indigenous people to search for Song Sheng in the jungle. Chong got Thai border authorities to search for the boy.
A RM5,000 reward also offered by his family to the public for those who have information about the missing boy. Pos Malaysia distributed about 100,000 of his posters to the public and distributed to all homes and premises in Klang Valley, with the assistance of postmen, Mohd Amin Yusof, one of Pos Malaysia workers. On 27 January, the police appealing to the public to locate Song Sheng's whereabouts and asking for them to provide information on a woman who kidnapped the boy.
Aftermath
As of today, Song Sheng is still missing and have never been found to this day.
The story of his disappearance was enacted on TV3's docudrama TV series, Kisah Benar (True Stories) in an episode of its 17th season and it ended with a short segment of Song Sheng's parents, Kim Choo and Kuwi Diun making a heartfelt plea to the kidnappers to return their child.
See also
References
- "It's been 17 years and Song Sheng is still missing". The Star Online. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- Haiziee Mohd Salleh (17 January 1996). "Ibu bapa takut anak diculik". Harian Metro. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- Rosniza Mohamad (28 July 1998). "Gan, Tin menunggu kepulangan Song Sheng". Utusan Malaysia. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- "Family of missing boy appeals for help". New Straits Times. 16 January 1996. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- "Police looking for woman who abducted schoolboy". New Straits Times. 17 January 1996. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- Aminuddin Ibrahim (22 January 1996). "Kembalikan adik saya". Harian Metro. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- "Family in distress, police puzzled by boy's abduction". New Straits Times. 22 January 1996. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- Azlan Ramli (26 December 2016). "30 years of public service". The Malay Mail. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- Nicholas Cheng (28 December 2013). "Parents never learn when it comes to missing kids, says Chong". The Star Online. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- Haiziee Mohd Salleh (19 January 1996). "RM5,000 hadiah serah budak". Harian Metro. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- Rene Leow (27 January 1996). "Pos Malaysia to help trace missing boy by distributing 100,000 posters". New Straits Times. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- "Missing boy: Police seek public help". New Sunday Times. 28 January 1996. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- "Polis minta bantu kes culik". Berita Minggu. 28 January 1996. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- Zulkarnain Zakaria (20 April 2014). "Ghaib ke alam lain?". Utusan Malaysia. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- "Tin Song Sheng". Kisah Benar (Motion picture). Season 17. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Perwarna (M) Sdn. Bhd. 1998.
Further reading
- Farik Zolkepli (10 January 2021). "In Memory of Our Lost Children". The Star Online.
The Star looks back at some of the most shocking and unsolved crimes involving children through the years. These are their heartbreaking stories.