videoA 16-year-old girl from the US state of North Carolina has been rescued from her kidnapper thanks to ‘the hand gesture that can save lives’, the domestic violence gesture that allows you to communicate without words that you are in need. The girl had learned the gesture through the popular social media app TikTok.
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Foreign editors
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07-11-21, 20:23
The girl’s parents reported her missing on Tuesday. She was found to have been taken from her hometown of Asheville by 61-year-old James Brick. He traveled with her in the car to different states, where he has family. He was at the wheel and the girl in the passenger seat, local police Sheriff John Root said.
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The girl tried to attract the attention of other motorists by making the hand gesture for domestic violence or danger. You subtly raise your right hand, fold your right thumb in your palm and then form a fist. In this way, the girl managed to get out of her plight.
An alert citizen noticed the girl’s hand gesture and called the emergency services, he also followed the car for a while. Police eventually managed to locate the vehicle and get the girl to safety.
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Knowledge of the family
Brick was arrested. He is said to be an acquaintance of the girl’s family. Sexually tinted images of a 12-year-old girl were also found on the suspect’s smartphone. The man is charged with possession of child pornography and kidnapping.
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