McDonald's boys case

On the afternoon of 14 May 1986, in Owen Road, Singapore, two primary school boys, 12-year-old Keh Chin Ann (born 22 March 1974; Chinese: 郭振安; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Keh Chín-an; pinyin: Guō Zhènān) and his same-age best friend Toh Hong Huat (born 18 May 1974 or 5 June 1974; Chinese: 卓鸿发; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tō͘ Hông-hoat; pinyin: Zhuó Hóngfā), who were classmates from the same school, were last known to be walking together to school after Chin Ann fetched Hong Huat from his house nearby. The boys were never seen again, and were reported missing on that afternoon. Since then, investigations and search efforts have been made to locate the boys' whereabouts. The case was named The McDonald's Boys due to the Singaporean branch of the fast-food chain McDonald's offering a $100,000 reward for any information related to the boys' whereabouts.

Countless theories evolved around the reason behind the boys' disappearance, which included possible kidnapping, murder, and or the boys running away from home. However, no theories were proven due to a lack of concrete evidence. The search efforts expanded from Singapore to other neighbouring countries like Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand, but the search failed to yield any tangible information relating to the boys' whereabouts. The boys, who were both declared legally dead, were never found.

Disappearance of the boys

Keh Chin Ann

On the afternoon of 14 May 1986, 12-year-old Primary Six student Keh Chin Ann, the youngest of three children and only son, got off his school bus and reached his school - Owen Primary School (now defunct since 1989 and demolished) - where he was enrolled in the afternoon class shift. One of Chin Ann's classmates, Wang Piwei (Chinese: 王碧伟; pinyin: Wáng Bìweǐ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ông Phek-úi), was the last person to see Chin Ann, as he approached Chin Ann, offering to help him take care of his school bag as Chin Ann wanted to go to the nearby shops outside their school to buy something.