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Boy, 13, spent 11 days on US subway

Posted by Loyola Nov 24 '09, 10:19

A 13-year-old boy with Asperger's syndrome spent 11 days in the New York subway system after going missing following a school telling off, his mother has claimed.

Police found Francisco Hernandez Jr hiding out in a Coney Island station late last month having survived for almost two weeks on a diet of news stand confectionery and snacks.

His parents claim authorities were reluctant to make his case a priority because they are Mexican immigrants, but New York Police Department denied the claims.

Francisco is believed to have taken off on October 15 after he failed to complete a homework assignment and was told off for not concentrating in class. According to a report in the New York Times, the youngster walked eight blocks to the Bay Parkway station and boarded a train because it seemed like the best place to hide.

The 13-year-old suffers from Asperger's syndrome - a form of autism which makes it difficult for sufferers to communicate or interact with others.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5i7lED1t1M8OuPOJLVdWtiaPI3I6g (www.google.com)

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Saw this on Zunfrii's post on B2 -- astonishing that... - OAE Nov 24, 10:27 5
- He probably looked like every other school kid on the train, no reason to believe he needed help. - Krusty Nov 24, 10:31
- but given how big NYC's subway system is, and how many people go through it on a daily basis, I can't say I'm that surprised someone could last that - znufrii Nov 24, 10:29 3
  - in any case, it's far from the most disturbing thing to happen on the subway this week... -- nm - znufrii Nov 24, 10:29 2
    - Word. I'm so glad I'm no longer confrontational on the train. - Krusty Nov 24, 10:32 1
      - I wouldn't have wanted to be one of the passengers locked inside the train car with him waiting for the police to show up, for sure. -- nm - znufrii Nov 24, 10:33

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