Prayers going out for William Yau's family via Twitter

Officials have yet to confirm whether it is William Yau Zhen Zhong, the six-year-old boy who went missing last week, but news are already floating around about the devastated state his parents are in.

Among the tweets posted so far were from those, who prayed for the child, regardless of his identity; some expressed sadness for the family while some were still hoping that William would return.

The following are some of the tweets related to little William:

Syasyaaa ‏@nursyahira_ So that dead boy really is William Yau, is it? Whoever that boy is, poor kid :( may he rest in peace #williamyau

Khairy Jamaluddin ‏@Khairykj Heartbreaking news coming through about William Yau. Any official word yet?

Daphne Iking ‏@DaphCLPT Our prayers to lil William Yau and his family. My heart breaks reading updates over twitter. It cannot be. It cannot. :(

Philip Golingai ‏@PhilipGolingai At noon, William Yau's mother was seen sobbing and holding a small sized yellow t shirt at the mortuary.

NINΔ NΔSUHΔ ‏@NinaNasuha 31700th tweet goes to William Yau and his family. My prayers are with all of you. Stay strong. May they found the killer. #Pray #RIP

✿ • THIS IS HUDA • ✿ ‏@SiHudaLeopard Let us pray for little William Yau Zhen Zong safe return. I will pray for you lil man in my Friday prayers. Insyaallah. May God protect you.

Karito ‏@LightningGirl11 If you think the #WilliamYau incident doesn't concern you, think again. Don't wait til something happens to someone you know. Act now.

Last First Kiss ‏@luv_1d_69 I still don't see any official confirm that the dead boby found is William Yau. Let's pray that it isn't William and RIP to the dead kid.