Sunnie Nguyen (17 years old, real name Nguyen Hoan Ngoc Anh) mysteriously disappeared in Australia on the evening of January 8th after dinner at home. She is the fifth Vietnamese international student to go missing since December 2023. All of them attended Hamilton High School (Adelaide, South Australia), each disappearing at a different time, and police believe there is no connection between the disappearances.
Sunnie Nguyen has been missing in Australia since January 8th.
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The Daily Mail reported on January 29th that a South Australian police spokesperson said they believe the schoolgirls are "actively evading authorities."
"The whole line of investigation suggests that some of these young people may have moved to another state and remained there. There is currently no indication that these young people are in danger and it appears they are actively evading police," a spokesperson said, adding that South Australian police are working with state and federal police partners to locate these girls.
May Zervaas, Sunnie Nguyen's landlord, said she discovered the Vietnamese student had disappeared on the evening of January 8th along with her personal belongings.
The case of 5 Vietnamese students missing in Australia: Strange detail: 'unable to speak English when first arriving in Australia'
Mrs. Zervaas's daughter, Mary, told the press that the family was very worried because Sunnie Nguyen was very shy and didn't speak English fluently. "She's more open with the students here and with us, but when we go out, she still needs someone else to speak for her. When she first arrived, if she went out alone, she would come home immediately because she couldn't speak English," Mary said.
In a recent interview with Thanh Nien Newspaper , a spokesperson for the South Australian Department of Education stated that hundreds of students from Vietnam come to Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, each year. They are cared for by their host families and receive dedicated guidance from school staff. In 2023 alone, approximately 430 Vietnamese students attended South Australian public schools through international education programs.
Overview of the case of the missing Vietnamese student studying abroad.
June 2023: Sunnie Nguyen arrived in Australia to study at Hamilton High School. She lived with a host family in South Plympton, a suburb of Adelaide, along with two other international students. Her daily routine consisted of going to school, having dinner, filming videos with her roommates, and occasionally working part-time at a nail salon 15 km from the school.
January 8, 2024: After having dinner with her host family around 7 PM, Sunnie returned to her room to rest. When the host checked her room at 11 PM, she had disappeared along with her backpack, laptop, some clothes, and several important personal documents. The host then tried to contact Sunnie, but her phone was switched off and her social media accounts had been deleted. Thirty minutes later, the host reported the student missing to the police.
January 11th: South Australian police revealed Sunnie was the fifth Vietnamese international student to mysteriously disappear, including one who had been missing for over a month. These incidents occurred between December 2023 and the present. Police also stated that the five disappearances (one of whom has been located) are unrelated. On the same day, Sunnie's close friend moved into her home and reportedly knew nothing about the student's mysterious disappearance.
January 18th: The South Australian Department of Education responded to a reporter from Thanh Nien Newspaper regarding the latest developments in the case of the missing Vietnamese students. According to the response, the Vietnamese students left their host families without permission, and the Australian education authorities have contacted their families. The students are not in any danger at this time.
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