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Search begins for Japanese boy left in the woods by parents as punishment

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8 years ago

May 30, 2016

Search begins for Japanese boy left in the woods by parents as punishment

Emergency services have been upped and local volunteers have also been engaged as the search intensifies for a 7-year-old boy left by his parents in the woods of a remote area in Hokkaido, Japan as a punishment.

According to reports, the boy has not been seen for the past two days after his parents left him alone in the massive woods of Hokkaido because he misbehaved.

Japanese police say the initial report given by the boy’s parents was that he got lost as they foraged for vegetables.

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But on Sunday, they admitted they left him alone for a few minutes to discipline him, and when they returned he had gone.

The boy’s father told the Sankei newspaper on Saturday: “I wanted to discipline him, so made him get out of the car to scare him a bit. He’s an active, lively boy, but I’m worried how he’s doing.”

He told reporters the boy had thrown stones at cars and people during a visit to a nearby park, so he felt he needed to be a strong father by punishing him.

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