M'sia girl, 14, who went missing after boarding ride-hailing car in JB found in Penang

A 14-year-old girl who was last seen boarding a ride-hailing car in Johor Bahru on Feb. 6 was found in Penang the next day.

According to Malaysian media China Press, members of the public spotted the girl, Ong Ying Zi, at a billiard centre at about 8:30pm, , with two other male teenagers.

They contacted the police, who took all three teenagers into custody.

The ages of the other two teenagers were not reported.

Mother suspects she went to Penang with online friends

Speaking to China Press, Ong's mother said she suspected her daughter had headed to Penang with her friends.

Ong's mother also suspected that her daughter had met her friends online.

Meanwhile, her father said he had no idea why Ong had left home without saying a word and added that he had not noticed any unusual signs beforehand.

He thanked the public for their assistance in locating Ong and said he would go to Penang to pick her up on Feb. 8.

How did the girl go missing?

Ong was last seen leaving her home at 9:30am on Thursday.

When her family members contacted the Grab driver who picked her up, he said he dropped her off at the bus terminal Larkin Sentral and she boarded a bus headed towards Kuala Lumpur.

Her last known location was traced to an area near Bukit Bintang Pavilion around 6pm on Feb. 6.

The family also put out an appeal for information on Facebook.

Top left image via China press, right image via 家薇/Facebook