Korean Child Abducted and Rescued in Cebu, Philippines
Intruder Kidnaps in Travel Suitcase
On the 10th (local time), the child of a Korean resident in Cebu, Philippines, was kidnapped by an assailant but was dramatically rescued. It is reported that the assailant was arrested within 7 hours through cooperation between the embassy and local police.
On the 11th, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated, "An incident occurred in the Philippines where one of our nationals was kidnapped." They added, "After receiving the report, our mission closely cooperated with local law enforcement, and the suspect was apprehended on the same day, with the safety of our national confirmed."
An assailant in the Philippines abducts a Korean expatriate's child by placing them in a travel bag and moving them ＜Photo by KBS＞
View original imageAccording to local Korean residents, a man in his 30s broke into a house and put the child into a large travel suitcase before moving. The assailant moved several hundred meters, got into a car in the parking lot, and disappeared. This scene was captured on CCTV.
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The Korean community shared the kidnapping information and the license plate number of the vehicle used in the crime through social media. The Korean mission, having received the report, cooperated with local police to track the vehicle and arrest the suspect.
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