In the news video above, posted to the Russia Today YouTube channel, you can see what they describe as a 9-year-old girl, who appears to trick a stalker in Russia. This is exactly the sort of “weird news” which is so successful in today’s insta-share world.
The description, below, posted by RT, suggests the girl “tricked” a “stalker” by hiding instead of taking the elevators. The man can be seen walking right past the girl, however, so whether or not stalking was in fact his intention (rather than gaining entry to the premises) remains open to some interpretation.
The child spotted she was being followed by a suspicious man on her way home from school in Stupino, a city near Moscow. Upon entering the building and realizing the man had followed her inside, the girl hid by the mailboxes instead of going to the elevators. She is then seen leaving the building only to meet her dad, who luckily was nearby. The man in question spends a few clueless moments at the elevators before also leaving the building – only to see the girl and her father going inside.
Officers detained the man, reportedly a registered patient with mental health issues. The police won’t launch a criminal case, though, with the girl’s parents informed that ‘there has been no crime committed.’
Russia Today, YouTube
As the world moves towards having cloud storage from security devices attached to connected homes, perhaps in future more “news” like this will surface.
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