AN 11-year-old boy received high marks in storytelling after staging a hoax to cover up his bad grades. Police said the boy faked his kidnapping on Friday to avoid bringing home a bad report card, saying that a man with a pistol snatched him after he left school.
The boy said he escaped by jumping out of the ‘beat-up car’ but was not able to grab his satchel, which contained the report card. He later confessed to his grandparents to lying. His grandfather called the police to apologise.Sergeant Mark Roberts said police were suspicious that the boy was able to escape with his band instrument, but not his satchel. He said the boy faced no charges at this time. -Business Report
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