Police appeal for public’s help to find runaway teen

2 Mar 2025 • 6:14 PM MYT
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — The police are seeking public assistance to locate a 17-year-old girl who reportedly ran away from a shelter home in Petaling Jaya on Friday (February 28).

Petaling Jaya district police chief ACP Shahrulnizam Ja’afar said a missing person report on Thavamalar’s disappearance was received at 5.13pm yesterday.

“The teenager was last seen at Jalan 12/6, Section 12, Petaling Jaya, at 7.05pm on Friday. She is 159 cm tall, has long hair, and is slim,” he said in a statement today.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts is urged to come forward to the nearest police station or contact the Petaling Jaya district police operations room at 03-79662222.

— Bernama