Chinese girl, 10, praised as hero after helping save 11 people held prisoner by a violent crime gang-run pyramid organisation
- A man held prisoner by a crime gang in China managed to smuggle out a message written on a banknote seeking help which was found by a 10-year-old girl
- The girl showed it to her parents who then contacted the police who were able to rescue 11 victims from the gang
A sharp-eyed 10-year-old girl in China who helped police rescue a group of people held prisoner by a pyramid organisation has been praised as a hero.
The girl from Baotou in Inner Mongolia, northern China, found a 20 yuan (US$2.96) banknote with a plea for help written on it.
The girl told her family who then called local police on Monday.
Local news outlet Baotou News reported that a man being held against his will with a group of 10 others by a pyramid scheme criminal gang had scrawled a few sentences on the banknote begging for help.
The note said there were 11 people being held captive on the third floor of a building in the city. They had been kidnapped and forced to work for the pyramid scheme and were guarded by a group of armed criminals, according to the note.