The search for an 11-year-old boy with special needs has stretched beyond 24 hours, after he went missing from Marine Terrace on 29 Aug.
Muhammad Hairil Effendi was last seen near Block 29 Marine Crescent at about 11am yesterday.
Source: Reunite Missing Children on Facebook
CCTV footage captured him leaving his family’s flat barefoot, wearing only grey shorts and without a shirt, The Straits Times (ST) reported.
His parents realised he was missing around the same time and immediately began searching the neighbourhood.
Source: Reunite Missing Children on Facebook
His mother, who wished to be known as Ms Ain, told ST that Hairil has special needs and mostly does not speak.
Neighbours have rallied to help the family, with search efforts extending to East Coast Park and the East Coast Lagoon.
Ms Nur Lynda, a neighbour, said residents have also combed stairwells in nearby blocks, knowing that Hairil enjoys going up and down stairways.
Hairil’s parents resumed their search at East Coast Park this morning (30 Aug).
His teacher from Minds Towner Gardens School, located in the Kembangan area, has also joined the search.
Posts regarding this case have also begun circulating on social media.
Screenshot from Instagram
Anyone with details is urged to call the police hotline (1800-255-0000) or submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/i-witness.
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Featured image adapted from Reunite Missing Children on Facebook.