Child,10, in Chongqing lies to the police about abduction... to get out of homework
- Youngster says he was dragged into a van by a man and woman on his way to school
- Boy later ‘confesses’ after police video a re-enactment of his imaginary ordeal and find his bag with unfinished assignment in it
A child from southwest China who told his parents he had been kidnapped as a ruse to get out of doing his homework has appeared in a viral video recounting his “ordeal” to the police.
The 10-year-old from the town of Shaying in Chongqing claimed he was abducted while on his way to school on January 17.
In the video, which was credited to the municipal public security bureau and widely shared on social media, the child, which appears to be a boy, says he was dragged into a van by a man and a woman.
He then says that he managed to escape by opening the door when his “abductors” were distracted by their phones, and hid in some grass until they drove off.
It is not clear how long the child was missing, but police soon worked out he was not telling the truth.