By Ba Do  January 3, 2018 | 04:55 pm GMT+7 Police guard an alley in Hoang Mai District, Hanoi where a dead body was found at a house on Wednesday. Photo by VnExpress/Vo Hai Nguyen Hong Lam has gone unaccounted for since leaving his office on the night of December 25. A body belonging to Hanoi’s district chairman was found on Wednesday, more than a week after he went missing, sending the city into a large-scale search. Nguyen Hong Lam, Chairman of Quoc Oai District, was found dead at a house in an alley two hours drive away in Hoang Mai District, local authorities said. According to police reports, Lam was last seen leaving his office at 9 p.m. on December 25. He drove a car to a parking lot of the Ministry of Science and Technology on Tran Duy Hung Street in Cau Giay District. He walked down the street and continued his journey to Hoang Mai District, although it’s not clear by what means and with whom. Lam’s deputy, Do Lai Luat, said he called the district’s Party leader at 6:35 a.m. the following day asking to be absent from a meeting. His son also received his call that morning saying he was “having trouble.” The family failed to contact him after that and reported to the police that he went missing. Police have recovered his car and been tracking CCTV footage. They said Lam’s mobile signal was last detected near a lake in Hoang Mai District. Lam,…
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