警方回应是否公布“梅姨”照片

央视新闻报道，3月21日，绰号“梅姨”的犯罪嫌疑人谢某某被逮捕。这个曾经牵动无数被拐家庭、一度被认为可能并不存在的神秘代号，终于浮出水面。

A woman long known only by the alias "Meiyi" or Aunt Mei, a key suspect in one of China's most widely followed child trafficking cases, has been captured after years on the run, police in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, said on Saturday.

2003年9月至2005年12月，多名儿童在广州增城，还有惠州的博罗被拐，警方陆续接到受害人报警。案发后，公安部、广东省公安厅将该案列为督办案件，成立省、市、区三级公安机关联合专案组开展侦办工作，并于2016年将张维平等5名犯罪分子抓获。也正是从张维平的供述中，“梅姨”这个名字第一次进入公众视野。

The case dates back to between September 2003 and December 2005, when several children were abducted in locations including Zengcheng in Guangzhou and Boluo in Huizhou, both in Guangdong.

After the crimes were reported, the Ministry of Public Security and the Guangdong provincial public security department listed the case as a major supervised investigation. A joint task force comprising provincial, municipal and district police was established.

In 2016, police arrested Zhang Weiping and four other suspects. Zhang admitted to abducting and trafficking children and told investigators the children had been sold through "Meiyi".

2023年，主犯张维平等人被依法执行死刑，警方始终没有放弃对“梅姨”的追查。民警们深知，如果不将梅姨抓获归案，这起案件就始终留有遗憾，那些被拐儿童背后的家庭也难以真正走出阴影。记者在采访中了解到，从案发至今，专案组历经多次人员更迭，但追捕“梅姨”的脚步从未停歇。

In April 2023, Zhang and other principal offenders were executed. However, because the true identity of "Meiyi" remained unknown, the woman at the center of the case had not been brought to justice.

多年来，专案组民警的足迹遍布全国。他们公布“梅姨”的模拟画像，面向社会广泛征集线索，每一条都认真核实，绝不放过任何可能性。正是凭着这股“不查清不放过，不核实不罢休”的韧劲，专案组终于在茫茫人海中找到了那个关键的目标。

去年在公安部的指导下，在外省公安机关的支持下，专案组发现一名叫谢某某的女子，其特征与梅姨高度吻合，经专案组的进一步核实，发现谢某某就是梅姨。将谢某某抓获后，专案组进行了审讯，谢某某如实交代了她的违法犯罪事实。

Police said investigators continued to revisit locations, follow up on leads, publish sketches and solicit tips from the public over the years. In 2025, the task force identified a woman surnamed Xie whose features closely matched those associated with "Meiyi". Further verification confirmed her identity.

Now, Xie has confessed her involvement in child trafficking, and the investigation continues.

随着谢某某的落网，困扰公众多年的谜团也终将解开。据记者了解，从增城警方2017年首次公布“梅姨”模拟画像，到如今嫌疑人落网，多年过去，她的长相已发生很大变化。民警告诉记者，现在网上流传的一些所谓的“梅姨”照片，都不是她本人。目前案件正在进一步办理中，现阶段警方不会对外公布“梅姨”的照片。

有媒体就此发表评论称，抓住“梅姨”不是终点，严惩“梅姨”也不是终点。彻底斩断伸向孩子的黑手，需要全社会织密防护网，让“反拐”意识深植人心，让“防拐”措施落地生根。期待“天下无拐”，所有孩子都能在阳光下安全成长，所有家庭永不经历骨肉分离的痛楚。

记者：杨泽坤

来源：央视新闻 中国日报 红星新闻评论 中国青年报

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