UPDATE JUNE 19, 2022: Ali Imran Naseruddin has been found safe.
KUALA LUMPUR: A distraught mother is appealing to the public to lookout for her 16-year-old son who disappeared from their Bandar Bukit Puchong 2 home at about 4am on June 16.
Wan Esuriyanti Wan Ahmad said her only son, Ali Imran Naseruddin, who is the youngest of two siblings, failed to return home and has been uncontactable since.
Ali, a student of SMK USJ 4, was discovered missing from his room at about 5.30am when Wan Esuriyanti wanted to wake him up for school.
A close circuit television (CCTV) camera recording from the security guardhouse showed the bespectacled teenager walking out of the neighbourhood at 4am.
A missing person's report was lodged immediately at the Puchong police station and the case was subsequently handed over to the Sepang district police headquarters, she said.
It has now been more than 24 hours since the boy went missing and police have issued a missing persons alert.
"The CCTV showed Ali was dressed in all black - his favourite windbreaker, T-shirt, jeans, shoes and a cap when he walked out through the guard post. He was carrying a small navy-blue bag with him. He was alone and there was no one waiting for him.
"His handphone has been switched off. He had earlier disabled the location feature on his phone to save battery. I have been sending him texts via short messaging system telling him that we love him, calling him 'anak mama' and his name.
"I ask for everyone to pray for his safety and to keep a lookout for him. Do not judge him. He is a good boy. That is all I ask," she said, extending gratitude to strangers who had reached out and comforted her.
Wan Esuriyanti said she last saw Ali when she tucked him into bed at about 11pm, after their nightly chat.
She said Ali would massage her feet daily before they called it a night.
"I kissed his forehead and we said we love each other. I said a prayer for him and asked him to sleep as he has to wake up early for school.
"I said I will wake him up at about 5.30am. He said 'Okay mama. I will see you when I see you'," she said.
Wan Esuriyanti said Ali, a compassionate, polite, helpful and kind boy, loves to write and wants to follow in her footsteps to be a journalist.
Teachers and good friends of Ali were shocked to hear of his disappearance, saying that he had not contacted any of them.
In a Facebook posting, she said as of 2.40am today (June 17), the police have distributed pictures of Ali at petrol stations and surau.
"We are seeking everyone's help to keep a lookout for him, and call me, Wan Es at 019-2216 483 or my husband, Naser at 011-31770 502, or the nearest police station immediately.
"Please pray for his protection, safety and to come home to us again. Thank you," she said.