Detectives in Germany are trying to identify an English-speaking teenager who claims to have been living wild in a forest for the past five years.
The 17-year-old, who turned up at Berlinââ¬â¢s city hall, said he had been walking for two weeks but had no idea who he was or where he was from.
He told officers that he and his father moved to the forest about five years ago following the death of his mother and had lived off the land since, sleeping in a tent and remote huts.
He said his father had also died recently and that he had buried him in a shallow grave before setting off to find help.
Detectives said the teenager, who gave his name as Ray, spoke a little German, but his first language appeared to be English.
He was able to tell officers his name and his date of birth, but claimed not to remember either of his parentsââ¬â¢ names or anything of his life before he entered the forest.
Despite being dishevelled, he was described as being fit and healthy and showing no signs of malnourishment or abuse.
The German police have issued a Europe-wide appeal in the hope that someone comes forward to identify the boy. Klaus Schubert, a spokesman for the Berlin police department, said: ââ¬ÅHe can speak English very well, fluently in fact, but only speaks basic German.
ââ¬ÅIt might be possible that he comes from Britain because heââ¬â¢s speaking English very fluently.
Full story: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...of-English-speaking-boy-with-no-identity.html
The 17-year-old, who turned up at Berlinââ¬â¢s city hall, said he had been walking for two weeks but had no idea who he was or where he was from.
He told officers that he and his father moved to the forest about five years ago following the death of his mother and had lived off the land since, sleeping in a tent and remote huts.
He said his father had also died recently and that he had buried him in a shallow grave before setting off to find help.
Detectives said the teenager, who gave his name as Ray, spoke a little German, but his first language appeared to be English.
He was able to tell officers his name and his date of birth, but claimed not to remember either of his parentsââ¬â¢ names or anything of his life before he entered the forest.
Despite being dishevelled, he was described as being fit and healthy and showing no signs of malnourishment or abuse.
The German police have issued a Europe-wide appeal in the hope that someone comes forward to identify the boy. Klaus Schubert, a spokesman for the Berlin police department, said: ââ¬ÅHe can speak English very well, fluently in fact, but only speaks basic German.
ââ¬ÅIt might be possible that he comes from Britain because heââ¬â¢s speaking English very fluently.
Full story: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...of-English-speaking-boy-with-no-identity.html
