Why dad of boy had to be further detained

Low Min You

KOTA KINABALU - The father of a missing three-year-old boy, Low Min You, had given police contradictory statements, leading police to suspect that he may have several motives for doing so.

State Police Commissioner Datuk Wira Hamza Taib, declined to reveal the contradictions in order not to jeopardise police investigations.

Low Yee Shang, 31, was rearrested on Monday, after being twice remanded together with his wife and a friend, when it was found out that he was wanted in connection with a cheating case in Klang.

"We also believe that the boy is still in Sabah and safe.

We are seeking public cooperation in this matter and they can channel the information to a nearby police station," he told a press conference after launching a Blood Donation Programme in conjunction with 207th Police Day at Karamunsing Complex, Tuesday.

Low Yee Shang (red T-shirt) rearrested

To another question, Hamza said Low's father may be charged under Child's Protection Act 2001 for negligence if there was sufficient evidence.

The boy went missing from his father's Toyota Hilux Vigo which was supposedly stolen near a petrol kiosk in Kg Air, here, last Friday.

The vehicle was recovered several hours later without the boy.

The boy was last seen dressed in a green T-shirt and brown shorts and was believed to have been asleep in the rear seat of his father's vehicle when his father supposedly went to the toilet at the petrol kiosk at 5.35am.

Meanwhile, Hamza said both kidnap victims of Pulau Baik off Lahad Datu and Singamata Resort in Semporna are alive and well.

He said Sabah police are still investigating both cases while Bukit Aman Police are making efforts to rescue the victims together with the Philippines counterparts.

Yang Zailin

On the Singamata case, he said the police have identified several individuals who could facilitate investigation into the case.

On May 6, a China national Yang Zai Lin, 34, who was a caged fish farm manager on Pulau Baik, Lahad Datu was kidnapped by five-armed men.

Earlier on April 2, seven armed men abducted a tourist from China and a Filipino worker at the Singamata Resort in Semporna.

About 200 police personnel and officers donated blood in the campaign to replenish supply of blood in the blood bank of Queen Elizabeth Hospital here.

Gao Huayun

Also present were State Deputy Police Commissioner Datuk Abdul Malek Harun, State Police CID chief SAC Omar Mammah and State Perkep (Police Family Association) Chairman Datin Wira Alauyah Binti Mohamed.

Source: DE