
German authorities free girl, 8, held captive for 7 years by mother, grandparents
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A German girl's mother and grandparents allegedly held the 8-year-old captive in their family home for seven years. Police say the mother apparently faked a move to Italy.
"She can’t have managed to get much of a glimpse of the outside world," prosecutor Patrick Baron von Grotthuss told local newspaper Sauerland Kurier. Audrey Conklin is a digital reporter for Fox News Digital and FOX Business. Email tips to audrey.conklin@fox.com or on Twitter at @audpants.
Maria did not appear to be malnourished or physically abused, but she had some trouble walking upstairs. She was also described as curious and articulate, according to Sauerland Kurier.
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