Police record witness statements in search for missing British backpacker
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have recorded statements from two witnesses as part of their ongoing investigation into the disappearance of 25-year-old British backpacker Jordan Johnson-Doyle.
Brickfields police chief Assistant Commissioner Ku Mashariman Ku Mahmood said the missing man's father lodged a police report yesterday.
"A thorough investigation is currently underway," he said.
Earlier, police launched a public appeal following Johnson-Doyle's last known contact on May 27.
His mother, Leanne Burnett, 44, told the UK's Daily Mail that she felt "numb" and "just wants to bring him home".
His last known location was Healy Mac's Irish Bar in Bangsar at around 8pm, where he had sent a photo of the pub's quiz night poster to his best friend, Owen.
Johnson-Doyle, a software engineer, had been backpacking across the Mediterranean and Southeast Asia for over a year while working remotely for an American company.
He arrived in Malaysia on May 17, after travelling through Vietnam, and is believed to have been staying at the Robertson Residences in Bukit Bintang.
Burnett last spoke to her son on Monday 26.
The family has reported him missing to police in England, contacted the British Consulate and Malaysian police, and alerted his employer.
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