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Runaway teen, sick of family squabbles, left home with just her wallet and ez-link card
Four appeals for information on missing children were issued by the police in a week recently. ST examines why some kids run away and what parents can do to prevent it from happening.
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At least 18 appeals for information were issued by the police in 2021 on the whereabouts of children aged 16 years old and below.
ST ILLUSTRATION: CEL GULAPA
SINGAPORE – Within six months, a girl in Secondary 1 ran away from home three times, said charity organisation Focus on the Family Singapore.
The 13-year-old had got poor test results, and argued with her mother, an administrative executive in her 40s.
