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12-year-old Queensland boy found after alleged abduction

A 12-year-old boy who was allegedly pulled into a car at Mudgeeraba on the Gold Coast on Friday afternoon has been found.

Police claim the 12-year-old was kidnapped as part of an ongoing financial dispute. Right: The car believed to be linked to the alleged abduction.
Police claim the 12-year-old was kidnapped as part of an ongoing financial dispute. Right: The car believed to be linked to the alleged abduction. Source: SBS News

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Queensland Police have found the 12-year-old boy who was allegedly abducted from Mudgereeba Friday afternoon.

Oliver Yang was found by police in Grafton in New South Wales a short time ago and is believed to have suffered no major injuries.

Police say a 53-year-old man is assisting with inquiries.

Police are still looking for the dark blue 2013 Jeep Compass with QLD registration 760TNH believed to be linked to the boy’s disappearance and continue to liaise with NSW Police.

Police thanked the public for their assistance.

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Police had feared for the boy's safety after witnesses reported he was pulled into a car outside his house on Friday afternoon as he was walking home from school.

Earlier, Detective Inspector Marc Hogan said police had established a major incident room at Burleigh and had been searching through the night.

Witnesses told police they saw the boy being taken from the front of his house.  

"I can't say if he got into the house itself, but it was directly out the front of his residence," he said.

"It's a very close community in there, there were people who were home at the time and they reported it to police."

Detective Inspector Hogan said it appeared the abduction happened quickly and appeared to have been planned. 

"We've received information today from other members of the public, which has sort of steered us in that direction, but again we're keeping an open mind."


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