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| Talking-bird clue led to 'kidnapper' of US girl, five | Talking-bird clue led to 'kidnapper' of US girl, five |
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| Philadelphia police have arrested the alleged kidnapper of a five-year-old girl, after her report of a talking bird helped lead them to the suspect. | |
| Christina Regusters, 19, who is also charged with rape and other offences, worked at an after-school care programme attended by the victim. | Christina Regusters, 19, who is also charged with rape and other offences, worked at an after-school care programme attended by the victim. |
| The girl was taken from her school on 14 January by a woman, wearing a Muslim veil, posing as her mother. | The girl was taken from her school on 14 January by a woman, wearing a Muslim veil, posing as her mother. |
| Police believe the victim was taken to a nearby home where a man was waiting. | Police believe the victim was taken to a nearby home where a man was waiting. |
| The girl was found 18 hours later at a nearby park, shivering and wearing only a t-shirt. She told her rescuer: "I've been stolen." | The girl was found 18 hours later at a nearby park, shivering and wearing only a t-shirt. She told her rescuer: "I've been stolen." |
| Police said they took the girl to places around the neighbourhood as they searched for clues. | Police said they took the girl to places around the neighbourhood as they searched for clues. |
| Tom Kline, a lawyer for the alleged victim's mother, said the girl's report of a talking bird in the house where she was held became a focal point of the investigation. | Tom Kline, a lawyer for the alleged victim's mother, said the girl's report of a talking bird in the house where she was held became a focal point of the investigation. |
| "This brave, innocent, precious little girl was instrumental in leading police literally to the door of the crime," he said. | "This brave, innocent, precious little girl was instrumental in leading police literally to the door of the crime," he said. |
| Three other people who lived at the address with Ms Regusters were questioned and released. | Three other people who lived at the address with Ms Regusters were questioned and released. |
| W Fred Harrison, a lawyer for Ms Regusters, told local media his client had "no involvement" in the crime. | W Fred Harrison, a lawyer for Ms Regusters, told local media his client had "no involvement" in the crime. |
| Officials said a woman in a Muslim veil had taken the girl out of class while posing as her mother, who wears the chador and niqab. | Officials said a woman in a Muslim veil had taken the girl out of class while posing as her mother, who wears the chador and niqab. |
| Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey told a local NBC broadcaster there was "a very strong possibility" that the woman captured on surveillance video escorting the girl from the school was Ms Regusters. | Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey told a local NBC broadcaster there was "a very strong possibility" that the woman captured on surveillance video escorting the girl from the school was Ms Regusters. |