A teenage boy missing since June 23 was found safe in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, after leaving home following a scolding over his grades.
SHAH ALAM: A teenage boy, who was reported missing since June 23 after leaving his home in Pangsapuri Rimba, Section 16, here, was found safe in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, yesterday.
Shah Alam police chief ACP Sarudin Samah said the 14-year-old was found by his parents at a pedestrian area near a fast-food restaurant in Bukit Bintang at about 3 am.
He said the parents then took the boy to the Section 9 Police Station here to file a report on his discovery.
“Investigations found that the boy had left home after being scolded by his mother over his declining academic performance.
“The boy loitered around the Bukit Bintang area and slept at a fast-food restaurant nearby throughout the time that he was reported missing,” he said in a statement today, adding that the boy was not injured and was in good health.
