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Sainsbury's worker tracks down missing four-year-old American girl from his Surrey bedroom 5000 miles away | Sainsbury's worker tracks down missing four-year-old American girl from his Surrey bedroom 5000 miles away |
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A British supermarket worker solved a US missing person’s case when he located a four-year-old girl online from his bedroom. | A British supermarket worker solved a US missing person’s case when he located a four-year-old girl online from his bedroom. |
Harry Brown was able to track down Yvette Henley to a motel in Arizona – 5,000 miles from his Surrey home – where she was being held by her estranged father. | |
An avid gamer, the 21-year-old had been contacted by the child’s grandparents, Gary and Kim Forester, after it emerged Mr Brown was a friend of Virgil Henley, the girl’s father, on Facebook, according to MirrorOnline. | An avid gamer, the 21-year-old had been contacted by the child’s grandparents, Gary and Kim Forester, after it emerged Mr Brown was a friend of Virgil Henley, the girl’s father, on Facebook, according to MirrorOnline. |
The girl’s grandparents were granted custody in June, after a court found Yvette was suffering “emotional damage” and was in danger. | The girl’s grandparents were granted custody in June, after a court found Yvette was suffering “emotional damage” and was in danger. |
But Henley allegedly absconded with the child and police launched a child abduction case. | But Henley allegedly absconded with the child and police launched a child abduction case. |
Mr and Ms Forester contacted Mr Brown to plead with him to help with the case and try to reach out to Henley. | Mr and Ms Forester contacted Mr Brown to plead with him to help with the case and try to reach out to Henley. |
Mr Brown, who works in Sainsbury’s, managed to convince Henley to share his exact location, including his room number, by striking up a conversation with him over two days and offering to send him a pizza. | Mr Brown, who works in Sainsbury’s, managed to convince Henley to share his exact location, including his room number, by striking up a conversation with him over two days and offering to send him a pizza. |
But instead of the food showing up at the hotel room, police arrived and took the child to her grandparents in California, where she is now living. | But instead of the food showing up at the hotel room, police arrived and took the child to her grandparents in California, where she is now living. |
“I spend my life on the internet but little did I know that talking to random people would lead to me finding this little girl,” Mr Brown said. | “I spend my life on the internet but little did I know that talking to random people would lead to me finding this little girl,” Mr Brown said. |
“She is loving where she is now. I cried so much when I saw the photos of her with her grandparents.” | “She is loving where she is now. I cried so much when I saw the photos of her with her grandparents.” |
San Bernadino County Sheriff’s Dept said: “The missing person report for Yvette Henley was filed by her grandfather on 20 June in Hesperia. | San Bernadino County Sheriff’s Dept said: “The missing person report for Yvette Henley was filed by her grandfather on 20 June in Hesperia. |
“He believed Yvette was with her parents and he had not been able to reach them. | “He believed Yvette was with her parents and he had not been able to reach them. |
“The grandfather was given guardianship of Yvette also on 20 June. | “The grandfather was given guardianship of Yvette also on 20 June. |
“At the time he filed the report it had been 10 days since he had last seen the three of them.” | “At the time he filed the report it had been 10 days since he had last seen the three of them.” |
A spokeswoman added: “On 9 July the reporting party contacted the Hesperia Station stating he had been advised that the child was located in Kingman, Arizona. | A spokeswoman added: “On 9 July the reporting party contacted the Hesperia Station stating he had been advised that the child was located in Kingman, Arizona. |
“Child Protective services was contacting Kingman and the reporting party stated he would be going to Kingman to pick up the child.” |