Popular Post qak Posted November 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 26, 2021 Just posting this article to get the word out, if you've come across someone who "gained" a child this year. He would be 17 months now. Poor kid https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-26/missing-baby-hoang-vinh-le-reportedly-left-in-coffee-shop/100652378 2 3 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meepy Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 That’s so sad. Hopefully they locate him alive and well soon. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueshoe Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 Such a strange story. I hope the little boy is safe and returned soon. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Bicycle Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 Yeah, the " I love my child so much I will take him from his grandparent and give him to a stranger along with $ 200 to raise" just doesn't make sense. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misspent Youth Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 So scary, I hope this story has something we aren’t privy to and he is safe and sound with people who are looking after him. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Givingitanothergo Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 This is so sad. I can’t believe I’ve only just learnt of the story 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrick Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 This is so sad none of it makes sense so I just hope he is ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beanette Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 This is such a sad story, poor sweet boy. I hope I am wrong, but the handing over a baby to a person the police are unable to verify exists is giving me shades of Kellie Lane 8 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinsel Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 8 minutes ago, Beanette said: This is such a sad story, poor sweet boy. I hope I am wrong, but the handing over a baby to a person the police are unable to verify exists is giving me shades of Kellie Lane me too, @Beanette. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DameEdna Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 I saw his grandmother on “a current affair” tonight. She is so heart broken. I really hope he is safe and being looked after and will be returned. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Bicycle Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 I just read the news article. It's a really sad situation and I cannot believe the father saying he would prefer a stranger looking after his child rather than the grandmother. And the mother is probably in not a good situation either ( she has an intellectual disability). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qak Posted February 2, 2022 Author Share Posted February 2, 2022 Just an update - baby is now 19 months old; both parents are in prison. The boy still hasn't been located https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/courts-law/lyn-kim-do-sentenced-to-six-months-prison-after-handing-off-baby-for-200/news-story/0d6e89c7030883c29abfa0a9e18f1bc8 4 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Bicycle Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 And even sadder is that his mum is pregnant again and the judge has warned her that her behaviour of not revealing where the little boy is will possibly lead her to losing custody of the new baby. The mother was asked by reporters if she would tell the court where the baby is, and she said no. Asked why and she said " I don't want to". So she and the father know where the child is. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukes mummi Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 So sad. While the parents/grandparents argue, the little boy is most likely being denied medical care, childcare, family outings etc so he is hidden away. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyBear Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 I agree the parallel with Kellie Lane probably the most likely scenario unfortunately. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumbette Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 @HoneyBear. Same. A total stranger wouldn't risk going to prison and would have come forward as soon as it became News. There's nothing in it for them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinsel Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 2 hours ago, Lukes mummi said: So sad. While the parents/grandparents argue, the little boy is most likely being denied medical care, childcare, family outings etc so he is hidden away. I really don't think it's about the parents/grandparents arguing. The baby was placed in the care of the maternal grandmother by the courts. There must have been a very good reason this occurred. And IF the parents did 'give' the baby to someone else to look after overnight, and are now happy for the baby to be raised by this woman, it's obvious that they have no interest in having the baby in their care or they would have been doing everything in their power to have this happen both before the baby's disappearance and after. They appear to have failed miserably. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qak Posted February 3, 2022 Author Share Posted February 3, 2022 20 hours ago, HoneyBear said: I agree the parallel with Kellie Lane probably the most likely scenario unfortunately Yes, I'm struggling to see how you can have a young child without POI - no Medicare, no ability to enrol in school (although he is still too young). Unless you completely passed them off as your own child you gave birth to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DameEdna Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Where is this little boy ? Is anyone in authority actually looking for him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Peach Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 12 hours ago, qak said: Yes, I'm struggling to see how you can have a young child without POI - no Medicare, no ability to enrol in school (although he is still too young). Unless you completely passed them off as your own child you gave birth to? You don’t enroll them in school & just find the dodgy dr so you don’t have to worry about Medicare (or are not eligible for Medicare). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prancer Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 I doubt a public school would refuse an enrollment without a birth certificate if it came down to either birth certificate or no education. It is illegal not to school your child so can’t see them denying enrolment. Not sure if they have an arrangement with births, deaths and marriages to verify the birth date themselves. what horrifies me the most is this does it make the news. I have never heard of this story outside of EB yet Cleo was everywhere when she disappeared. Just so wrong. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenbean Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 I keep clicking on this article hoping for a positive resolution. But to the question. Given the baby had an ethnic background, it's plausible that a passport of a child living overseas eligible for Australian citizenship could be used. I'm sure these could be bought on the black market. Or its possible the child was "adopted" using some phony paperwork. That happened regularly in Australia not that many decades ago. I'm sure it could happen one off too 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Bicycle Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 9 hours ago, Prancer said: what horrifies me the most is this does it make the news. I have never heard of this story outside of EB yet Cleo was everywhere when she disappeared. Just so wrong. As dodgy as news.com.au is, they have reported twice on this ( the initial and then the follow up altercation/interview outside the court room with the mother). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bornagirl Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 9 hours ago, Prancer said: I doubt a public school would refuse an enrollment without a birth certificate if it came down to either birth certificate or no education. It is illegal not to school your child so can’t see them denying enrolment. Not sure if they have an arrangement with births, deaths and marriages to verify the birth date themselves. what horrifies me the most is this does it make the news. I have never heard of this story outside of EB yet Cleo was everywhere when she disappeared. Just so wrong. To be fair, Cleo would have disappeared from the news, too, if the police had any suspicions that the family knew more than they were letting on. It only remains 'public' news while police keep hitting brick walls. Charlise Mutten disappeared from the headlines to a fair extent over the following days, too, which is when I read between the lines and knew that police knew a damned sight more than we did. What became news was the actions of police. I actually wondered why her disappearance was not garnering the same headlines as Cleo's. Put 2 & 2 together. I've actually read the story a few times outside EB. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DameEdna Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Poor little boy. I hope he’s safe. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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