Missing Austrian Girl Found After Eight Years
Komfie Manalo - All Headline News Foreign Correspondent Vienna, Austria (AHN) - Austrian police believe the woman they found near Vienna, Austria was the same girl who was reported missing eight years ago while she was walking from school on the way home. The police said they found the passport of Natascha Kampusch at the house where she was allegedly imprisoned all these years. She also bore the same distinctive scar with the missing girl. The Austria Press Agency said they found the woman Wednesday while chasing the suspected kidnapper. The man identified as Wolfgang Priklopil, died when he threw himself in front of a train and his red BMW car was later found abandoned. Subsequent search in the house of Priklopil led the police to a tiny room measuring four by three yards and with an entrance measuring 50cm by 50cm. They believe it was blocked with a sound-proof safe whenever the kidnapper left the scene Upon investigation, the woman identifies herself as Natascha Kampusch, who was reported missing nearly a decade ago. The schoolgirl's disappearance at the age of 10 had sparked a huge manhunt eight years ago. The police immediately conducted a DNA test on the woman to determine her real identity. The result will be made available Thursday but relatives of the girl believe she was telling the truth. Police said the woman appears to be in good health and claims she was held captive in a sealed garage at th |
