Missing Three-Year-Old Boy Driven Away In Car While Dad Uses Petrol Station Toilet

Missing Boy's Case Gets Complicated With His Detained Father Changing His Story And His Lawyer

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It’s been a week since Low Min You went missing and the case is getting more and more complicated with his father changing his story – and his lawyer. A friend of the father has also been remanded for questioning.

The police remain baffled over the lack of any information on the boy, and it is now believed the boy, nicknamed You You, could have gone missing earlier than it was initially thought. Even worse, his father Yee Sheng, 31, has given conflicting stories about what happened the night the boy went missing.

Sources said the man is now saying that he had stopped at the roadside along the Jalan Tuaran bypass at about 4.20am on May 9. He said he then got off his four-wheel drive truck to urinate by the side of the road and to smoke a cigarette while Min You slept in the back seat. Yee Sheng said he had his back to the vehicle the whole time, according to the sources. When he returned to the truck, he said, he noticed that Min You was missing.

He had initially told the police that he had stopped at a downtown petrol station to answer the call of nature and that when he returned minutes later, the truck had disappeared with his son inside. He had also told the police the truck was found several hours later at the Atkinson clock tower in the Signal Hill area, some 2km away from the petrol station, and that Min You was not in it.

With this new twist, it appears that the three-year-old boy had gone missing at least an hour earlier than initially reported, and some 15km from the downtown area. On top of that, a 25-second video clip is being widely circulated on WhatsApp with a woman claiming that Min You had been found at a condominium in Bukit Padang here.

The unidentified woman also claimed in the video that Yee Sheng was responsible for the boy’s kidnapping and that he would be sent to jail for 15 years. Previously, there were messages circulated on social media that Min You had been spotted with another couple and that he was at a hotel in Keningau. All these stories have been debunked by the police.

A couple taking a closer look at the missing person poster of Low Ming You printed on an A4 paper put up at several locations in Kota Kinabalu, Penampang and several other locations. Family members offered a RM20,000 reward for the 3-year-old's safe return.

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In yet another twist, Yee Sheng and his wife Yong Siou Yee, 26, who are both under police remand, have dropped lawyer Ram Singh as their counsel. They have appointed another lawyer, Ronny Cham, to represent them. Ram represented the couple during their remand hearing on Thursday.

He declined to comment on the move, saying only that it was up to the couple to decide who they wanted as counsel. Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Hamza Taib said the police are verifying if Min You had indeed gone missing from the Jalan Tuaran bypass instead of the petrol station. “There are a lot of reasons why we wanted the parents remanded,” he said. The police have also detained a 31-year-old friend of Yee Sheng.

Hamza said the man surrendered himself at the Kota Kinabalu police station in Karamunsing on Wednesday night. “We believe that he can help shed some light on the case,” he said. Kota Kinabalu police chief Asst Comm Jauteh Dikun said the search for Min You continues unabated and reminded the public not to spread rumours about the case.

Parents Of Missing Five-Year-Old Low Min You Detained

Under remand: Min You's father Low Yee Sheng and mother Yong Siew Yee being led away at the Karamunsing police station in Kota Kinabalu.

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The case of the missing three-year-old Low Min You has taken a twist with the arrest of his parents. Low Yee Sheng, 31, and his wife Yong Siew Yee, 26, were detained when they turned up at the Kota Kinabalu district police station in Karamunsing on Wednesday evening.

They were detained at the district police station on Wednesday, following their contradicting statements concerning the loss of their son who has been untraceable since May 9.

They were produced yesterday morning before Senior Assistant Registrar Danny Buaya at a magistrate’s court here, where the investigating officer Insp Shreethran Balan applied to remand the couple for seven days. Counsel Ram Singh, however, objected, saying that Low and Yong still had another child to look after at home. Buaya subsequently fixed the remand for three days until Saturday.

10 May: A Three-Year-Old Boy Has Been Missing For Days After The Car He Was Sleeping In Was Stolen On 10 May 2014

Min You: The three-year-old was sleeping in the pick-up car when it was driven off.

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KOTA KINABALU: A three-year-old boy is missing after the pick-up car he was sleeping in was driven off.

31-Year-Old Low Yee Sheng Left His Son Low Min You In The Car With The Engine Running When He Stopped To Use A Petrol Station Toilet At 5.50am

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The incident happened around 6am yesterday when the 31-year-old father stopped his Toyota Vigo four-wheel-drive vehicle at the Shell fuel station in Kampung Air to go to the toilet.

When Low Returned, The Car Had Been Driven Off Along With His Son

When he came out a few minutes later, he found the vehicle missing along with his son who was asleep in the back seat.

Police Later Recovered The Vehicle Abandoned 2.5km Away From The Petrol Station At 9.30am, But The Boy Was Nowhere To Be Seen

Forensic police carrying out investigation after the Toyota Vigo vehicle was found abandoned near the Atkinson clock tower at Signal Hill.

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While the vehicle was found by police abandoned at the Atkinson clock tower on Signal Hill around 9.30am less than four hours later, the boy, identified as Low Min You, was nowhere to be found and remained missing at press time last time.

Police Have Mobilised A Massive Search Operation For Missing Low Min You

City police chief ACP Jauteh Dikun told a press conference here yesterday that police have mounted a search operation for the missing boy and urged members of the public with information on the incident to immediately come forward.

“Immediately after receiving a police report, a massive search operation was carried out to find the boy,” he said. “We have also informed our counterparts from other districts of the incident to be on the lookout for the boy,” he said.

Kota Kinabalu police chief, ACP Jauteh Dikun said a search operation for the victim, Low Min You, was being carried out including intensifying the search throughout the state and setting up road blocks on several streets in the city centre.

Initial Investigations Revealed That The Father Had Left Home With His Son At 5am After Quarrelling With His Wife Over His Drinking Habits

Initial police investigations showed that Low had left their home in Telipok, just outside the city, at 5am with his son after a quarrel with his wife over his drinking habits and late nights.

Low, who is from the peninsula and works as a CCTV installer, had apparently returned home at 4am. He has been living in Sabah the last six years with his Sabahan wife Yong Siau Yee, 26.

He told reporters that he had come to the Kg Air area in the city to check into a hotel.

The Distraught Father, “I Left My Son In The Car Because He Was Sleeping. I Took Less Than Five Minutes At The Washroom.”

Where’s the boy?: ACP Jauteh (left) and his police officers at the scene where the stolen vehicle was found near Signal Hill in Kota Kinabalu.

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When met at the scene where the vehicle was recovered, the distraught father said he was in a state of shock. “I left my son in the car because he was sleeping. I took less than five minutes at the washroom,” said Low.

The Mother, Who Was Believed To Have Offered A RM20,000 Reward To Find Her Son, Pleaded For People Not To Spread Rumours About Her Son's Disappearance

Later last night, a Michelle Lim (believed to be the boy’s mother) posted on Facebook a RM20,000 reward to anyone who finds the boy. “Please don’t spread rumours, cause that will cause us pain. Thank you so much,” she said in the post.

Police Are Now Looking Into The Possibility Of Charging Low Yee Sheng For Negligence

The police are considering taking action against the father of a three-year-old boy who was abducted after he was left in the man’s four-wheel drive vehicle (4WD) at a petrol station in Kampung Air here early Friday.

Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Hamza Taib said police might question Low Yee Shang, 31, under the Child Act for negligence in leaving Low Min You in the 4WD, with the engine running to attend a call of nature.

“We are looking for the child and I have directed the state criminal investigation department to investigate the possibility of taking action against the father under the Child Act for negligence,” he told reporters here today.

Low Min You Was Wearing A Blue Shirt And Green Shorts When He Went Missing. He Has A Scar On His Lips.

Gone missing: Min You’s family has offered a RM20,000 reward for his safe return.

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He was wearing a blue shirt and green shorts when last seen.

Anyone With Information About The Boy's Whereabouts Are Advised To Contact The Police At These Numbers:

He said members of the public with information on the case could contact telephone numbers 088-529270, 088-529207 or call the investigation officer at telephone number 016-3572935.

The case is currently being investigated under Section 365 of the Penal Code for kidnapping or abducting with intent to secretly and wrongfully to confine a person. The offence carries a jail term of up to seven years, and is also liable to a fine upon conviction.