Lihn Van Nguyen
Lihn Van Nguyen, a Vietnamese teenager, was among 13 children found in a UK lorry in 2017. Placed in care, he vanished from a children's home, remaining missing, vulnerable to trafficking. Please contact police, your nearest embassy, or other appropriate officials if you have information that may help in resolving this case.
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🧑Identity
Full Name: Lihn Van Nguyen
Alternative Name: Lihn Văn Nguyễn
Case Status: Missing
Record ID#: 0178
*The names “Jane Doe” and “John Doe” are English names used when the person’s true name is not known. If used above, the name refers to a person of unknown identity.
🪪 Description
Date of Birth*: January 1, 2001
Birthplace: Vietnam
Age at the Time: 16
Age Group: Teenager (13 to 19 Years Old)
Biological Sex: Male
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
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Ethnicity: Asian
Nationality: Vietnam
Languages Spoken: Vietnamese
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The Facts
❓Disappearance
Date of the Disappearance*: June 17, 2017
Description: On June 17, 2017, UK authorities discovered 13 children (3 girls and 10 boys), aged 14 to 18, who had illegally entered the country in the back of a lorry van. The children were taken into police custody and placed in children’s homes across the UK. Soon after, they began disappearing from these homes, and by 2017, all 13 were reported missing, according to the BBC. These children are part of a larger group of vulnerable underage individuals who have vanished from government care facilities across Europe (Link)
Multiple Victims?: Yes
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*If the date says January 1, this is often just a placeholder for an unknown specific date. It usually means “sometime that year”.
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Multiple Victims?: Yes
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*If the date says January 1, this is often just a placeholder for an unknown specific date. It usually means “sometime that year”.
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City: Northampton
Province or State: West Northamptonshire
Country: Britain (England)
Postal Code: NN1
Latitude, Longitude: 52.2398608,-0.962799
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Contact Police
🏢 Agency: UK Missing Persons Unit
💻 Website: https://www.missingpersons.police.uk
✉️ Email Address: ukmpu@nca.pnn.police.uk
📞 Phone Number (#): 101 or (800) 234 6034
⚠️ Emergency Phone Number (#): 999
IDD Prefix: 00
Country Code: 44
🔗 Alternative Contact(s):
– Crime Stoppers
– Missing People (UK)
– PNMPB
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