Distressed China boy boards train wearing only pyjamas after row with father over school work, police find him looking for mother
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An upset young boy in China ran away from home – in his pyjamas – and took a train to find his mother in a different city after quarrelling with his father over his academic performance.
Police officers at a railway station in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, eastern China spotted the boy, in his blue nightwear, getting off a train on the evening of February 18, reported Jiangsu Television.
They took the youngster, whose age was not released, to the local police station, where he said he did not remember his parents’ phone numbers.
One of the officers, Liu Yunchao, thought the boy was behaving strangely and trying to dodge their questions.
“He said he got separated from his parents who were still on the train. He refused to provide details of his family,” Liu said.
Suspecting the young teen had run away from home, the officer bought him a meal and comforted him.