Clarendon, Jamaica – The neighborhood of Clarendon is on excessive alert as 13-year-old Zaynah Shaw, a grade-eight scholar at Glenmuir Excessive College, has been lacking because the early hours of Monday, April 7, 2025.
Her mom, Heidi-Ann Williams, reported that Zaynah was final seen at their household dwelling on Sunday night time. The next morning, Williams found her daughter’s room empty when she went to wake her for college. A search of the home and surrounding space yielded no clues.
Williams famous that Zaynah’s faculty uniform and guide bag had been nonetheless hanging on the clothesline, suggesting she had not ready to go away for college. She believes her daughter might have gone exterior to retrieve her garments and encountered unexpected circumstances.
Described as a vivid and bold scholar, Zaynah had just lately achieved wonderful examination outcomes and aspired to change into an airline pilot.
The Clarendon police have launched an investigation into her disappearance. Authorities are urging anybody with data to contact the closest police station or name the emergency quantity 119.
This case provides to the regarding statistics of lacking youngsters in Jamaica. Between 2016 and 2024, over 11,000 youngsters had been reported lacking, with roughly 2,400 nonetheless unaccounted for.
The neighborhood continues to hope for Zaynah’s protected return.
