Parents Left 7-Year-Old Boy in Mountain Forest ‘As Punishment’

Parents Left 7-Year-Old Boy in Mountain Forest ‘As Punishment’
Jack Phillips
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A 7-year-old boy has disappeared after his parents left him in a forest in a wooded area in Hokkaido, Japan, because he was misbehaving.

Around 150 rescue workers searched for the child on Monday. The boy, identified as Yamato Tanooka, went missing Saturday afternoon.

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Jack Phillips
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