JOHOR BARU – A senior citizen suffering from Alzheimer’s disease has been missing since June 26 after leaving his son’s house at Bayu Tasik Condominium 2, Cheras in Kuala Lumpur.
His daughter-in-law Koh Soh Chin, 48, said checks on the condominium’s closed-circuit cameras showed Lai Heng Cheong, 84, leaving the area through the lobby’s back door at about 6.30pm, adding a police report was lodged on the same night at the Salak South police station.
“We had just returned from Flat Sanpeng to meet his friends there, and after I parked the vehicle, my father-in-law got off and went to the lobby on his own.
“But when I reached the lobby, he was gone. My family and I panicked and looked for him at every place that he would normally go to, apart from contacting relatives and friends, but until now there has been no news about him and we are worried about his safety,” she told reporters during an online Zoom session with the National MCA Public Complaint and Services bureau here today.
Koh said his father-in-law had been living with her family for the past 10 years and would also help them take care of their 11-year-old son.
She said Lai was wearing a blue t-shirt, white shorts, blue sports shoes, and was carrying an umbrella when he went missing 18 days ago.
Koh appealed to the public, especially those in the Cheras area, to contact 012-6846198 if they know Lai’s whereabouts. – Bernama, July 13, 2021
