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Cecilia Zhang

Parents mortgaged home to have ransom ready.

In 2003, nine-year-old Cecilia Zhang was abducted from her Toronto home in the middle of the night, sparking a massive search that gripped the nation. Months later, her body was discovered north of the city, and investigators traced the crime to a foreign student desperate to avoid deportation. The case exposed vulnerabilities in child safety and immigration oversight, leaving a community shattered by the loss of a little girl whose life ended far too soon.

Victim(s)
Cecilia Zhang (Dong-Yue Zhang) (9F)
Perpetrator(s)
Min Chen
Status
Closed Case
Timeframe
October 20, 2003
Location(s)
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Tag(s)
Murder
Abduction
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