Australian police have new hypothesis about the missing Vietnamese student

Sunnie Nguyen (17 years old, real name Nguyen Hoan Ngoc Anh) mysteriously disappeared in Australia on the evening of January 8 after dinner at home. The female student is the 5th Vietnamese international student to go missing since December 2023. All of them studied at Hamilton High School (Adelaide City, South Australia), each of them went missing at a different time and the police determined that there was no connection between the missing cases.

Cảnh sát Úc đặt giả thuyết mới về vụ du học sinh Việt mất tích- Ảnh 1. — Sunnie Nguyen, disappeared in Australia since January 8

The Daily Mail on January 29 quoted a South Australian police spokesman as saying they believed the female students were "actively hiding from authorities".

"The entire pipeline of investigations suggests that some of these young people may have moved to another state and remained there. There is nothing currently established to suggest that these young people are in danger and it appears they are actively evading police," the spokesman said, adding that South Australian police were working with state and federal partners to find the girls.

May Zervaas, Sunnie Nguyen's landlord, said she discovered the Vietnamese female student had disappeared on the evening of January 8 along with her personal belongings.

The case of 5 Vietnamese students missing in Australia: Strange details 'couldn't speak English when first arriving in Australia'

Zervaas' daughter, Mary, told the press that the family was very worried because Sunnie Nguyen was very shy and did not speak English well. "She is more open with the students here and with us, but when we go out, she still needs others to speak for her. When she first arrived, if she went out alone, she would go home immediately because she could not speak English," Mary said.

In a recent interview with Thanh Nien Newspaper , a spokesperson for the South Australian Department of Education said that every year, hundreds of students from Vietnam come to Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. They are cared for by the host family community and are also guided by dedicated staff at the school. In 2023 alone, about 430 Vietnamese international students will study at South Australian public schools through the international education program.

Overview of the missing Vietnamese student case

June 2023: Sunnie Nguyen arrived in Australia to study at Hamilton High School. She lives with a host family in South Plympton, a suburb of Adelaide, with two international students. Her daily routine includes going to school, coming home for dinner, filming videos with her housemates, and occasionally working part-time at a nail salon 15 km from school.

January 8, 2024: After having dinner with her host family at around 7pm, Sunnie went to her room to rest. When the host checked the room at 11pm, she was gone, along with her backpack, laptop, some clothes and some important personal documents. The host then tried to contact Sunnie, but her phone was turned off and her social media accounts were also deleted. 30 minutes later, the host reported her missing to the police.

January 11: South Australian police revealed that Sunnie is the fifth Vietnamese student to go missing, including one who has been missing for more than a month. The incident has been going on since December 2023. Police also announced that the five disappearances (one of whom has been located) are unrelated. On the same day, Sunnie's best friend also moved into her house and is said to have no knowledge of the student's mysterious disappearance.

January 18: The South Australian Department of Education responded to Thanh Nien Newspaper reporters about the latest developments related to the missing Vietnamese students. Accordingly, the Vietnamese students left their host family home without permission, and the Australian education agency has also contacted their families. The students are not in any danger at this time.

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