M’sian woman, 26, allegedly goes missing in Kuala Lumpur, family appealing for info

Family members of a 26-year-old Malaysian woman are appealing for information regarding her whereabouts after she became uncontactable since Feb. 24.

Before she went missing, the woman, named Zheng Yiwen (transliteration from Chinese), left her hometown in Penang to work in Kuala Lumpur (KL), reported Sin Chew Daily.

However, Zheng's phone remained off since Monday, and her parents discovered that her passport was no longer inside her bedroom.

They also received a mysterious package addressed to Zheng from Tokyo on the day she went missing, which contained an empty luxury watch box, a manual, and a warranty card.

Zheng's parents have since lodged a police report and hoped those with information about their daughter can contact them at +60 017-253-8861.

Limited info about Zheng's life in KL

Speaking to Sin Chew, Zheng's mother shared that Zheng has been "an independent person" since young, so she and her husband "rarely controlled her personal affairs".

To protect her feelings, they also did not probe further when Zheng declined to share her exact residential address in KL or any details of her work with them.

Zheng's parents believed she did so because she did not want them to worry about her, just like how she only shared good news with them previously.

According to Sin Chew, when Zheng's family members tried to ask her about her work, she only said it was related to sales and changed the subject.

She only gave her parents the name of a condominium located in Kepong and told them she had sold her car because her employer "provides daily transport to and from work".

Didn't respond to messages on Feb. 24

Zheng's mother told Sin Chew that before she went missing, they texted each other often and called each other occasionally.

The longest period they have gone without contacting each other was two days.

During their phone conversation on Feb. 22, Zheng's mother said she did not notice anything amiss.

However, when she texted Zheng at around 7:30am on Feb. 24, Zheng did not reply.

A screenshot of their online conversation showed that Zheng's mother had messaged her multiple times throughout the day and called her at night, all without response.

Police report lodged

After Zheng's parents called her at her number, they found out her phone had been turned off, reported Sin Chew.

Initially, they thought she blocked them after Zheng's mother advised her to follow her cousin's lead and work in Australia instead, as working in Kuala Lumpur was "backbreaking".

"[Zheng's] attitude towards this suggestion was quite ambiguous, so I thought she blocked us at the heat of the moment," shared Zheng's mother.

Later on, the couple tried to call their daughter with new phone numbers, but they still could not reach her.

After trying to contact her through other family members and Zheng's friends but to no avail, Zheng's parents lodged a police report on Feb. 25.

Did not receive backmail calls

According to Zheng's parents, since she went missing, they have not received any blackmail calls, reported Sin Chew.

Although they noticed her passport was no longer at home, they were unsure whether it was Zheng's habit to bring her passport with her or if she brought it along with her to KL when she returned home earlier this month for Chinese New Year.

Zheng's parents became even more puzzled when they received the package from Tokyo, which Zheng had never mentioned.

According to checks by Sin Chew, the watch model indicated on the warranty card is sold at over RM 30,000 (S$9,067).

Top images via Sin Chew Daily