Please help find Shearwey Ooi Ying Ying

Girl missing after mum leaves car for 10 minutes

PENANG: A distressed mother is pining for her little daughter who went missing yesterday when she walked away from her car to pay her parking ticket near the Bayan Baru market hawker centre.
The salesgirl, Jess Teh, 28 said she left her three-year-and-nine-month-old daughter, Shearwey Ooi Ying Ying, in her car and went about 100m away to pay the parking attendant.
“It was less than 10 minutes for me to walk over, make my payment, and come back to the car to discover Shearwey missing,” she said.
Have you seen her?: Shearwey Ooi Ying Ying went missing near the Bayan Baru market hawker centre in Penang yesterday.
The incident happened about 8.15am after the mother and daughter finished their breakfast at the hawker centre.
Teh said she went to look around frantically for her only child for more than three hours and contacted her family members and friends for help.
She added that her daughter was wearing her cartoon-printed pyjamas and urged the public to help to look out for her.
Shearwey’s uncle, Ooi Eng Hiap, 25, who helped in the search, said they had checked the market and the surrounding areas.
“My brother, Eng Chew (Shearwey’s father), who is now in China for a business trip has been informed and will be returning home as soon as possible,” he said.
The family later lodged a police report at the Bayan Lepas police station.
The investigation officer said they would be helping to search for the missing girl. Those who have information on the girl can contact the police station at 04-643 0311 or Ooi at 017-498 8403.

Over 1,000 MCA members help search for missing child

Distraught mum: Jess holding a flyer of Shearwey at the press conference in Penang on Saturday.
PENANG: The search for little Shearwey Ooi Ying Ying continues, with more than 1,000 MCA members hitting the streets here with posters about the missing girl.
At noon yesterday, Shearwey’s distraught mother Jess Teh, 28, made an impassioned plea to the public to help find her daughter, who went missing after breakfast two days ago.
“Please help find my little girl and bring her home!” said a sobbing Jess at a press conference held at the state MCA headquarters.
Shearwey, who will be four in three months, went missing around 8.15am on Friday after Jess left her standing by the car near the Bayan Baru market hawker centre while she walked 100m away to pay her parking ticket.
Jess’ father Teh Tatt Beng, 52, who accompanied her to the press conference, was also in tears.
Jess, who is in the midst of a divorce, said Shearwey was wearing pyjamas with teddy bear prints and pink slippers.
“I did not hear any screams or vehicle noise. My daughter does not follow strangers and would scream if someone she does not know tries to take her somewhere,” she added.
She did not think her daughter left with her husband Ooi Eng Chew who was in Yunnan, China on a business trip.
“He sounded really worried when I called him to say that Shearwey is missing,” she said, adding that Ooi was expected to fly home today.
Wanita MCA chief Datuk Ng Yen Yen, who was present at the press conference, said time was of the essence and the Penang MCA was going all out to help locate Shearwey.
“We are sending out MMS (Multi media messaging system) to all state Wanita MCA chiefs in the country, with Shearwey’s picture and numbers to call.
“They would then pass the information to members of the Chinese community womens’ associations,” she added.
Shearwey’s uncle, Ooi Eng Hiap, 25, also distributed more than 1,000 flyers of her in George Town and the Bayan Baru market, hoping that someone would identify her and bring her home.
Balik Pulau OCPD Supt Mohd Hatta Mohd Zain said the police were combing the southwest district to search for Shearwey.