A heartbreaking video was posted Twitter A young girl is shown by the NYPD through the Bronx on Sunday when she was found alone on the side of the road.
Police said the girl – who was about 4 years old and used the name “Siada” – after Saturday midnight police found that she was alone at the corner of Prospect Avenue and East 156 Street.
Investigators get surveillance Video The NYPD said that a woman leading the youngster through the streets just 10 minutes earlier.
Police said the clip shows the woman in her mid-20s and about 5-foot-2 as the pair head west on Fox Street to Leggett Avenue.
After crossing the street, the woman – whose face was mostly covered by a headscarf – pauses to turn back and sees the young girl running slowly behind her.
The woman, in a denim jacket and white Converse-style sneakers, moves forward again as the little girl chases her, looking as if she walks in rain boots and wearing just a blue sweater and sweatpants.
Police said the girl – who is yet to be identified – was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals / Lincoln, where she was evaluated for good physical health. She is currently supervised by Child Services.
Anyone who can identify or see the woman with her is asked to call NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) can go. All calls are confidential.
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