A 14-year-old boy who was reported missing after taking his family dog for a walk in Taman Permata, Ampang, has safely returned home.
Ampang Jaya police chief Assistant Commissioner Khairul Anuar Khalid said the teenager, identified as N Barath, returned to his family on Tuesday night.
Initial police investigations found that the boy had left home because he was unhappy with his mother’s plan to place him at a non-governmental organisation (NGO) shelter that cares for orphans and children with behavioural issues.
Police had earlier received a missing person report from the teenager’s mother on Tuesday after he failed to return home.
According to the report, Barath was last seen leaving the house at about 7pm on Sunday with the family’s pet dog. When he did not return an hour later, his family began searching for him.
The family later found the dog tied to a tree by the roadside near their home, but the teenager was nowhere to be found.
Police have confirmed that the teenager has since returned home safely, bringing the search to an end.
