Recently, a New Jersey man was charged with kidnapping and endangerment after locking and abandoning his 20-month-old daughter in a restroom of a gas station in Delaware. The child seems to be okay and is currently in a foster home. The thing I find interesting about the case is that it is linked (although officials aren't saying how right now) to another recent crime in New York. A young woman was killed and burned in a parking lot. It is speculated that the young woman is the child's mother, although that information hasn't been released.
What could possibly make someone do this? Now, I'm not a parent, but I'm pretty sure most parents wouldn't kidnap and abandon their children. Especially a 20-month-old.
Here are some links to the stories I read:
http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20100225/NEWS01/100225029/N.J.-man-charged-with-kidnapping-girl-abandoned-in-Del.
http://abcnews.go.com/WN/toddler-abandoned-gas-station-bathroom-police-investigating-mother/story?id=9937791
What could possibly make someone do this? Now, I'm not a parent, but I'm pretty sure most parents wouldn't kidnap and abandon their children. Especially a 20-month-old.
Here are some links to the stories I read:
http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20100225/NEWS01/100225029/N.J.-man-charged-with-kidnapping-girl-abandoned-in-Del.
http://abcnews.go.com/WN/toddler-abandoned-gas-station-bathroom-police-investigating-mother/story?id=9937791
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