HÀ NỘI — Japanese police have confirmed the death of a Vietnamese girl in Akibo, Chiba Prefecture, who was reported missing last Friday, according to Japanese media. The nine-year-old girl was found dead in a grass field near a drainage ditch in Akio on Sunday, the local police said. Earlier, Japanese media reported that Linh, a third grade elementary school student in Chiba Prefecture, went missing last Friday morning. The news was confirmed after Linh’s teacher called her family to inform them the girl did not show up at school on Friday morning. Linh walked to school alone each day since it was located near her house.

Source: Viet Nam News March 27, 2017 06:56 UTC