Johor MB urges public to help find missing six-year-old girl

PETALING JAYA: Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi has urged the public to help find the six-year-old girl who went missing last Saturday (July 20) during the Bon Odori event at the Eco Galleria in Iskandar Puteri.

He said that he had received a report about the girl, who went missing at about 8.30pm after being separated from her family.

“The police are making every effort to locate and track down the missing child. I urge anyone who has information or comes across this child to immediately report to the nearest police station,” said Onn Hafiz.

It had been reported earlier that Iskandar Puteri OCPD Asst Comm M. Kumarasan said the girl is about 120cm tall with long hair and was last seen wearing a white Mickey Mouse T-shirt.

“Her father noticed she had gone missing at about 8.30pm on Saturday.

We urge those who have any information about the missing girl to contact Inspector Abd Hadi at 017-7051097,” he said in a brief statement here.

Earlier, photos of the girl – who was said to have been at the Bon Odori Festival – made rounds on social media.

It was learnt that the girl’s parents were among the traders participating in the festival here. She was said to be playing near the stall before going missing.