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Mother of 10-Year-Old Found in Bnei Brak: 'The Suspect Manipulated Him. Yehali Took P

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Police open kidnapping investigation after Petah Tikva boy vanishes; Jerusalem suspect found is arrested and jailed.

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Kidnapping Suspected After Missing 10-Year-Old Boy Found With 20-Year-Old Man in Bnei Brak

Israeli police are investigating a possible kidnapping after a 10-year-old boy who disappeared from Petach Tikvah was found overnight in Bnei Brak together with a 20-year-old man from Yerushalayim. Officers from the Petach Tikvah police station launched an extensive search after receiving a report that the child, a resident of the city, had been missing since the evening hours. Police conducted searches in several areas and employed technological means in an effort to determine the boy’s whereabouts. During the night, acting on information provided by Petach Tikvah police, officers from the Bnei Brak police station located the child in Bnei Brak. He was found together with a man approximately 20 years old who is a resident of Yerushalayim. The two were taken to the Petach Tikvah police station, where investigators began examining the circumstances surrounding the incident and the nature of the relationship between the child and the man. Police are investigating, among other possibilities, whether the incident involved a kidnapping. Authorities have not yet released additional details explaining how the boy reached Bnei Brak or what occurred during the hours that he was missing. Following questioning, the 20-year-old was arrested and taken into custody. Police are expected to bring the suspect before a court Monday and request an extension of his detention as the investigation continues. {Matzav.com}

Yahli went out to play with friends near his home in Petah Tikva yesterday afternoon - and disappeared for about five hours. He was found early this morning in Bnei Brak, alongside a 20-year-old Jerusalem resident, who is suspected of kidnapping him. In a conversation with Walla, he recalled: "He told me to ask people for money for him. We went far from home" | First interview

Suspected kidnapping: A 10-year-old boy from Petah Tikva, who had been missing since yesterday (Sunday) evening, was located this morning in Bnei Brak, along with a 20-year-old Jerusalem resident. The two were brought to the Petah Tikva police station, where the suspect was arrested. According to a police statement, forces from the Petah Tikva station began searching last night after receiving a report of the boy's absence from the city. The st…

After hours of searching, the boy was located in Bnei Brak with the suspect - who is a decade older than him • According to the boy's mother, the suspect manipulated him and convinced him to help him collect money from strangers - including a police officer • "That guy bought him pizza and played with him until the wee hours of the night, I really hope nothing else happened," the mother said in an interview

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