Qi Yu’s parents visit bushland where police are searching for their daughter’s body

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The parents of Chinese woman Qi Yu, who was allegedly murdered by her housemate in Sydney, say they have barely slept since learning of their daughter’s disappearance.

The 28-year-old’s father, Zhihe Yu, and mother, Qing He, have visited bushland north of Sydney where police are searching for their daughter’s body.



They then handed out missing person flyers at a press conference on Tuesday.

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“Both of us cannot sleep every night ... my wife’s tears run dry,” Yu said as his wife sobbed next to him.

“If you have any information regarding my daughter and her whereabouts please contact police.”

A 19-year-old man, the young woman’s housemate, was arrested and charged with her murder on 13 June, but a body has not been found.

Det Supt Kerrie-Anne Lewis said the parents were “obviously distraught”.



“They still have some element of hope but they are also very aware that it’s been 18 days and the likelihood of finding their daughter alive is obviously non-existent,” Lewis told reporters.

Qi Yu was last seen by friends at a Campsie share house in the city’s southwest on 8 June.



Detectives believe she was taken by car to the Berowra area on the night she went missing. Her white Toyota Corolla was later found dumped in Burwood in the city’s west.





