China: A woman who left the house 10 years ago and was expected to be dead, has been found in an internet cafe, playing games.
The woman, called Xiao Yun, left home at the age of 14 after arguing with her mother. Xiao was missing and was presumed dead until she was found by police on November 20 after a daily check on an internet cafe in the early hours of the morning.
The disappeared girl was using a fake identity card to avoid being found, was taken to police station where she disclosed that she’d been living in internet cafe for the past decade.
Being a fan of the online shooter Cross-fire, she spent her days gaming and slept in cafes and bath houses.
To pay her way, she relied on handouts from other customers but did occasionally work as a cashier. The police fined her 1,000 yuan (£103) and after some resistance from the woman, contacted her parents so they could be reunited with their long-lost daughter.
Her family said they never changed their phone number in the hopes that their daughter would get in touch.
Her mother said, “I have a stubborn personality and a short temper, so I used to scold her. But it’s been 10 years and now she’s an adult. I will never scold her again.”
