A teen who was snatched as a baby 15 years ago has been reunited with his family thanks to the unremitting efforts of his father and local police.
A teen who was snatched as a baby 15 years ago has been reunited with his family thanks to the unremitting efforts of his father and local police. In 2005, two men abducted 1-year-old Shen Cong from his home in Zengcheng, Guangdong Province. Shen senior never gave up hope or searching for his son. Police arrested the two traffickers following a child trafficking bust in 2016, and then spent another two years tracking down Shen. They finally found him in Meizhou, about 350 kilometers from where he was abducted. Shen senior, a father of two other boys, said he never got over the pain of losing his eldest and would try his best to make up for the time lost between them. Social media users were deeply touched by Shen senior’s love and dedication and appealed for lawmakers to commit to harsher penalties for child traffickers and buyers.