Staten Island, New York.
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A quite gruesome tale transpired more than the weekend and as a outcome Jonathan Castro, an ice product truck driver in Staten Island (NYC), was arrested on suspicion of luring a 10-12 months-aged woman into his auto. the police stated.
Castro, 20, allegedly picked up the woman on Sunday at Harbor Road and Forest Avenue in the Mariners Harbor community and took her for a stroll.
The minor to begin with explained to her mothers and fathers that she was kidnapped by the driver and they identified as the NYPD. The female later explained to law enforcement that a male grabbed her wrist as she was walking to a grocery store close to Harbor Highway.
He additional that he was equipped to split free of charge and escape the auto considerably less than a mile absent, the place he utilized a passerby’s mobile phone to simply call his mom and report the suspected kidnapping, according to the original law enforcement report.
Castro was arrested Sunday night. Having said that, yesterday the police stated the woman experienced built up the kidnapping story. Seemingly, Castro and the 10-12 months-outdated female were being messaging just about every other on social media and planned to fulfill in particular person.
In accordance to experiences, the girl lied about her age to Castro, who explained to law enforcement he imagined the female was older. The driver was noted endanger the effectively-remaining of a boy or girl, tried sexual abuse and assaultnoted New York post.
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