Six-year-old boy allegedly kidnapped found dead in central Vietnam
Sunday, 08:46, 09/07/2017
A six-year-old boy who had been missing for five days after allegedly being kidnapped was found dead not too far from his house in north-central Vietnam on July 8.
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The family has since reported the missing of their child to police and sought help from social media.
It has been alleged that Nghia was kidnapped by two people on a motorbike, when his mom was busy cooking in the kitchen.
Ba Don police said on July 8 they had found the dead body of Nghia at a pond located some 2km away from his house.
He was first discovered by a local fisherman on the morning the same day, according to officers.
Police are performing an autopsy to determine the cause of death and looking into the kidnapping claim.