Melbourne AU's Missing Bung Siriboon After fifteen years' disappearance, a teen passed away from cancer.
Bung Siriboon missing case update: Melbourne AU teen died from cancer after 15 years gone. Read the full tragic story now. (112 chars)
Following the confirmed death of her mother after a protracted fight with cancer, the long-running missing person case of Melbourne adolescent Siriyakorn "Bung" Siriboon, who disappeared while walking to school in 2011, has turned another devastating.
The death report presents an officially certified overview of the case, the events of Bung Siriboon's Victoria, Australia, disappearance, and the recent family loss acknowledged by relatives.
Background: Bung Siriboon Missing in Melbourne, Australia
Born in 1997, Siriyakorn “Bung” Siriboon is of Thai nationality. She was a 13-year-old student living in Boronia, Victoria, on the outer eastern outskirts of Melbourne when she vanished.
Leaving Elsie Street, Boronia, at about 8:25 a.m. on Thursday, June 2011, Bung was last observed. Dressed in her school uniform, she was going to school wearing a dark blue zip-front school coat. She was also transporting a backpack.
Walking Elsie Street toward Albert Avenue, a neighbor saw Bung a short while later. That morning, she never made it to school and never came back home.
Her vanishing was at once reported to authorities and formally designated as out of character, therefore raising significant issues regarding her well-being and security.
Bung Siriboon hasn't been heard from or seen from that June 2011 morning.
Description at the Time of Disappearing
The official description provided to cops at the moment Bung disappeared included:
Height: about 154 cm
Construct: slender
Ethnicity: Thai
Apparel: backpack, dark blue school jacket, school uniform
No confirmed sightings or proven contacts involving Bung have been confirmed since the day she vanished, despite widespread public pleas, media attention, and inquiry work.
Investigation by Police and Case Status
Victoria Police have been heading the inquiry into Bung Siriboon's disappearance.
Detectives have re-interviewed witnesses, investigated possible sightings, performed several case reviews over the years, and evaluated information offered via public tip-offs. The situation is still a live missing person inquiry.
Authorities have often said that Bung's vanishing is still unknown and no formal conclusion about her destiny has ever been reached.
To date, Bung Siriboon remains designated as missing in Australia.
New Death Report: Bung Siriboon's mother passes away following cancer fight.
Bung Siriboon's mother, Vannida Siriboon, also known by her alias Nid, has passed away following an extended sickness in a different but very closely linked tragedy.
Bung's father-in-law, Fred Pattison, confirmed the death last Monday following her fight with cancer.
Through a crowdfunding page set up to help the family during this time, the news was publicly disseminated. Close family buddy Dyamai Hillard used GoFundMe to arrange the page.
The family verified Vannida's extreme suffering from Bung's absence over the last 15 years of doubt and public appeals.
Fifteen years after she was last seen walking toward Albert Avenue in Boronia, no verified evidence has been offered to clarify what became of Bung.
Researchers still find Bung's disappearance questionable and puzzling. Police have emphasized that even small facts, memories, or anonymous information could be very important to the progress of the investigation.
Authorities have also confirmed that there is currently no proof to support Bung left voluntarily or maintained contact with anyone after June 2, 2011.
Formally Seeking Information
Anyone who may have witnessed Bung on the morning of her vanishing or have knowledge about suspicious activity in Boronia on that day is urged by Victoria Police to contact Crime Stoppers or police.
Information regarding cars, people, or odd movements in the Elsie Street and Albert Avenue area between roughly 8:20 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. on the day is of great interest to investigators. Bung left away.
Finally
One of Melbourne's most heartbreaking missing person cases is still Siriyakorn "Bung" Siriboon. Though her fate is still unknown, the confirmed death of her mother after a protracted cancer battle has added a really personal and terrible chapter to a case that still impacts not just the family but also the larger Victorian community.
Bung Siriboon is still formally missing as of this report; the inquiry into her disappearance is ongoing and open.
