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New turn in Yu Ting disappearance case as her passport is found in Galatsi

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Greek authorities found the damaged passport of missing Chinese translator Yu Ting in Galatsi, four months after she disappeared from Loutsa.
  • The passport was sent to forensic laboratories, while police searched the surrounding area for further evidence.
  • Yu Ting’s husband said he believed a criminal act had occurred, but the document’s identification remained pending.

The passport of Yu Ting, a 50-year-old Chinese translator missing for four months, has been found cut into strips and badly weathered in Galatsi’s Alsos park. Authorities in Greece, China and through Interpol continue searching for clues to her disappearance from Loutsa on May 20, 2026.

The travel document has been sent to forensic laboratories for analysis. Twelve police officers searched the wider Galatsi area for additional evidence or objects that might belong to Yu Ting. Investigators are examining why the passport was found in Galatsi when her mobile phone had earlier turned up in central Athens.

I have been informed that my wife’s passport has been found in the condition described. Identification is still pending to confirm that the travel document is definitely hers, although at this stage it is almost certain that it is her document.

· Yu Ting’s husbandHe discussed the discovery of the passport and the pending forensic identification.

The phone was reportedly found in a side street off Lefkossias Street by a Bulgarian man, who handed it to other people. Investigators are also focusing on Yu Ting’s route along Patision Street near Amerikis Square, where her last trace was detected. A woman from Thessaloniki is also being questioned because she reportedly knows people connected to the disappearance.

Yu Ting’s Greek husband told Open that he had been informed the passport matched the reported condition, but that its identity still needed to be confirmed. “From the beginning, my assumption has been that this was a criminal act,” he said. He added that something appeared to have happened around midday on May 20, after which Yu Ting disappeared, her phone was left behind and all communication and movement stopped.

From the beginning, my assumption has been that this was a criminal act. I cannot know exactly who was responsible or the nature of the criminal act, but it appears that something happened around midday on May 20 that changed the balance of things. The phone was left behind, Ting disappeared. There has been no communication, no movement. Everything has been cut off.

· Yu Ting’s husbandHe described his view of the disappearance and the lack of contact since May 20.
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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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