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This gesture, which consists of raising the hand, palm outward, with the thumb tucked in, then folding the fingers down, had been popularized, in particular via Tiktok, and allows women victims of domestic violence or abuse to discreetly ask for help.
When calling the police, the motorist clarified that the teenager “appeared to be in distress”. Local police then managed to locate the vehicle, and intercept it as it exited the highway. The 61-year-old driver was arrested. Accused of kidnapping, he is still in detention. A subsequent investigation found that the parents of the 16-year-old had reported her missing days earlier.
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