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When Brenda Lin left her parents’ home in Sydney’s leafy North Epping in July 2009, she was bubbling with excitement. She was heading off on a weeklong school trip to New Caledonia and couldn’t wait for the adventure to begin.
In the rush, Brenda accidentally forgot to hug her dad, Min, goodbye and tell him she loved him before boarding her flight. It remains the