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Partner arrested over suspicious disappearance of mum who is feared dead after last being seen barefoot in pyjamas
- Ju ‘Kelly’ Zhang was last seen barefoot and wearing pink pajamas on Monday
- Partner Joon ‘Sam’ Seong Tan fled after the 33-year-old was reported missing
- He told police she went for a walk and didn’t return, which police say is unlikely
The boyfriend of a missing mum who is feared dead has been arrested over her disappearance six days ago.
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 on Tuesday to avoid contact with police.
The 35-year-old was arrested in Doncaster on Sunday afternoon after a huge manhunt. No charges have been laid.
Ju ‘Kelly’ Zhang (pictured), 33, was last seen barefoot and wearing pink pajamas at home
Police arrested 35-year-old Doncaster man Joon Tan, who is believes to have fled after Ms Zhang went missing
He told police he was with Ms Zhang and her son on Monday afternoon, 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, according to the Herald Sun.
‘The information we have is that she would not have left her son by himself with someone who is not a family member.’
Ms Zhang (pictured) was only carrying her mobile phone when she was reported missing on Tuesday February 2
Ju Zhang, 33, (pictured) was last seen barefoot wearing a pink pyjama top and shorts at her Winchester Avenue home in Epping, Victoria
A friend of Ms Zhang said her mother, who lives in China, is distraught and fears for the her daughter’s life.
‘Her mother is very upset and very sad. She has prepared for her daughter to be gone,’ the source told the newspaper.
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.
She had no possessions with her when she went missing, aside from her mobile phone.
Ms Zhang (pictured) had no possessions with her when she went missing, aside from her mobile phone
It is believed that Mr Tan fled police in a 2008 Mazda CX9 station wagon with the registration WKE 850 (pictured)
The caption read: ‘The chicken soup stewed for 5 hours for dinner today.’
Mr Stamper the woman was a ‘loving mother’ to her son and that her disappearance was out of character.
Worried friends raised the alarm with police and are helping police with their inquiries.
It is not known whether Ms Zhang feared for her own safety.
Her son is being looked after by his father, Ms Zhang’s ex husband.
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