2 Young Girls Lied About Being Abducted In Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia Police Say

CBS Philadelphia

May 10, 2022

Philadelphia police confirm to Eyewitness News two girls were not abducted in Strawberry Mansion on Monday night, as police initially reported.

CBS3 is told the girls, ages 11 and 12, lied about being kidnapped and then escaping.

The initial report stated the girls were pulled into the back of a white van and after striking someone inside the van, the girls said they were let out at 30th and Norris Streets.

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