Disturbing Disappearance

Cecilia Zhang
9 Years Old

When the parents of Cecilia Zhang put her to bed Sunday night, they couldn’t have guessed the terror that awaited them by the time the sun rose the next morning. When her parents went into her room on Whitehorn Crescent at 8:27am Monday, they couldn’t find her. Her frantic mom and dad phoned police, who made a chilling discovery. Someone had been inside the house. And it appears they took the child with them.

A door-to-door search has been underway since then in the 404-Finch area neighbourhood, desperately looking for the abducted girl. She never turned up at her school. An Ontario-wide Amber Alert has also been issued, and authorities are asking anyone who sees her or finds any clue to her whereabouts to call a special hotline, at (416) 808-8390.

Police won’t confirm reports of a broken window, but pictures clearly show a dislodged screen on one of the floors of the family home. “It looks like this house may have been entered during the night, that’s all I’m going to say,” a cautious Detective Sgt. Dave Perry told reporters. “We do have evidence of foul play in the house.” Investigators confirm the child isn’t the kind to run away.

And late Monday came a new revelation - there was a basement apartment in the home. And all the people who live there have been questioned.

So far, police are stymied, unable to confirm what Cecilia was wearing when she disappeared, and unwilling to say what evidence they do have.

The girls’ parents have been taken away to another location, where they’re being updated on the progress of the case.

The child, who attends grade 4 at Seneca Hill Public School, is described as:

4’11”,
70 lbs.,
Shoulder length brown hair, with blonde highlights,
Brown eyes,
Good teeth.

She speaks excellent English.

Police have set up a temporary command post on the scene, and they’re begging for leads. Because the more time that passes, the colder the trail grows.

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