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Missing boy: Atlanta false wall find after four years | Missing boy: Atlanta false wall find after four years |
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A 13-year-old boy reported missing four years ago has been found hidden behind a false wall at a house in Atlanta, Georgia. | A 13-year-old boy reported missing four years ago has been found hidden behind a false wall at a house in Atlanta, Georgia. |
The boy, whose name has not been released, managed to text information about his hiding place to his mother who then relayed it to police. | The boy, whose name has not been released, managed to text information about his hiding place to his mother who then relayed it to police. |
Police have now reunited him with his mother. | Police have now reunited him with his mother. |
The boy's father and a woman have been arrested on charges including cruelty to children and false imprisonment. | The boy's father and a woman have been arrested on charges including cruelty to children and false imprisonment. |
Police had inspected the property in a quiet residential neighbourhood in Clayton County on Friday night but had not been able to find the missing boy. | Police had inspected the property in a quiet residential neighbourhood in Clayton County on Friday night but had not been able to find the missing boy. |
Clayton County Police Sgt Kevin Hughes said that the boy's father and stepmother had denied knowing anything about the teenager. | Clayton County Police Sgt Kevin Hughes said that the boy's father and stepmother had denied knowing anything about the teenager. |
When they resumed the search a few hours later they found the boy hidden behind the panels of a linen closet in the garage, said US media. | When they resumed the search a few hours later they found the boy hidden behind the panels of a linen closet in the garage, said US media. |
Sgt Joanne Southerland told the WSBTV channel that the boy was initially "frozen with fear" but "overjoyed" to be rescued. | |
According to WSBTV, the teenager's mother had originally reported him missing to child welfare authorities but not to the police. | According to WSBTV, the teenager's mother had originally reported him missing to child welfare authorities but not to the police. |
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