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Tina's grandfather, who she had left to visit on the day she went missing, died on 28 October 2003. Tina's father put a note in the newspaper obituary which read: "Tina, your grandfather who loved you very much has passed away. Please come and see him for the last time." On 1 November, the last day
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Tina Lim Xin Ying, born in 1988, was the eldest child of Lim Boon Kee (林文枝 Lín Wénzhī). Some time after Tina was born, Lim divorced his wife, remarried and had two sons and one daughter with his new wife. Tina remained under Lim's care.
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