Girl chewed through restraints in bold escape from week of captivity in Alabama
A kidnapped 12-year-old chewed through her restraints, breaking the braces on her teeth, to escape a week of captivity in Alabama, investigators said Tuesday.
A kidnapped 12-year-old chewed through her restraints, breaking the braces on her teeth, to escape a week of captivity in Alabama, investigators said Tuesday.
Her escape led to deputies discovering the bodies of her slain mother and brother, who officials believe were killed by her mother's boyfriend, Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett said Wednesday.
The girl was abducted July 24 and tied to bed posts for a week while Jose Paulino Pascual-Reyes, 37, kept her in a "drugged state" with alcohol, according to a criminal complaint filed Tuesday in Tallapoosa Circuit Court.
She was found walking on an Alabama road Monday morning near the mobile home she shared with her mom, brother and the suspect since February, Abbett said.
A passing motorist stopped to help and stayed until authorities arrived and found the bodies a short time later, according to the sheriff.
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