Boyfriend of missing Melbourne mum is arrested at the airport while ‘trying to flee the country’ after being released without charge after grilling from cops
- Ju ‘Kelly’ Zhang was last seen at her home in Epping on February 1 at 5.30pm
The boyfriend of a missing Melbourne mum has been arrested at the airport while allegedly trying to flee the country after police released him without charge.
Ju ‘Kelly’ Zhang, 33, was last seen barefoot and wearing pink pajamas at her home on Winchester Avenue in Epping, in Melbourne’s north, at 5.30pm on February 1.
Her partner Joon ‘Sam’ Seong Tan fled after the 33-year-old was reported missing the following day to avoid contact with police.
Ju ‘Kelly’ Zhang, 33, was last seen at her home in Epping, in Melbourne’s north, at 5.30pm on February 1
Tan was arrested by police at 6.15pm on Wednesday while allegedly trying to leave the country, The Herald Sun reports.
The 35-year-old is currently still in custody and will be interviewed by police on Thursday.
Her boyfriend Joon Tan(pictured) was arrested on Sunday, before he was released with no charge
Tan told police he was with Ms Zhang and her son on the day she disappeared, and claimed she went for a walk and didn’t come back – which police said was highly unlikely.
‘We say that is a very unlikely scenario bearing in mind that her eight-year-old son was in the house with Sam at that stage,’ Inspector Andrew Stamper said.
‘The information we have is that she would not have left her son by himself with someone who is not a family member.’
Police have urged neighbours to check their CCTV footage from the afternoon she disappeared.
They are specifically looking for footage of a white Toyota Land Cruiser and a black 2008 Mazda CX9 station wagon, with registration WKE 850.
Both vehicles are believed to have travelled near Ms Zhang’s home sometime between 4pm last Monday and 8am last Tuesday.
Investigators said Ms Zhang’s disappearance is ‘extremely out of character’ and has concerns for her welfare.
Just hours before she disappeared, Ms Zhang made a post on social media that had a video of her cooking with her eight-year-old son.
Police are looking for a black 2008 Mazda CX9 station wagon with the registration WKE 850
Related Post
