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A givealittle page has been set up for real estate agent Yanfei Bao who has been missing for over a week while a homicide investigation has been launched.
The page is asking for support for Bao’s family to help “ease the burden” as they are left “devastated and in deep sorrow”.
The 44-year-old mother to a 9-year-old girl was last seen alive 10 days ago in a residential Christchurch street where she was due to show a potential buyer a house listed for sale.
“Yanfei was not only a skilled professional but also a beloved partner to Paul, a cherished daughter, and a loving mother to her young child, Momo,” the page reads.
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Yanfei Bao has been missing for 10 days.
Bao’s parents are due to arrive in New Zealand “with shattered hearts, seeking answers and closure for their missing daughter”.
“The journey comes with immense emotional and financial challenges, as they face the reality of the situation.”
Contributions are said to be provided directly to Bao’s partner Paul Gooch, to provide essential support to those impacted by his wife’s disappearance including Paul, her parents, and her daughter.
The search for Bao will continue through the weekend and has been largely concentrated on two areas – New Brighton and the Halswell River, south of Neills Rd, near Lake Ellesmere.
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Police and Land SAR teams make their way down the Halswell River toward Lake Ellesmere during the search for Yanfei Bao.
On Friday morning, a helicopter took to the sky near a search base at Motukarara, while teams of people on the ground painstakingly made their way along both edges of the swollen, muddy brown Halswell River, near Duckpond Rd.
A 52-year-old man was arrested at Christchurch Airport last Saturday with no bags and a one-way ticket to Shanghai. He was later charged with kidnapping Bao. Further charges are likely, the detective in charge of the case Nicola Reeves said earlier this week.
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