A teenage girl from Sarawak, Malaysia did the unthinkable when she faked her own kidnapping to inflict the ultimate revenge on her father.
Disapproval
The 19-year-old girl had plotted to get back at her father when he disapproved of her relationship with her boyfriend. However she took it to the extreme by faking her own abduction.
Kidnapped
Her father, a 57-year-old coffeeshop owner had lodged a missing person's report on Wednesday saying that his daughter, had been missing since she failed to return home after she left the house at eight in the morning three days prior. The police swung into action when it was later revealed that the man had received a text message from his daughter's handphone stating that she had been kidnapped.
According to Bintulu police chief Supt Madang Usat, "The message instructed the father to bring RM2mil to a house along Bintulu-Miri Road for her daughter's release. It also warned him not to report to the police if he wanted his daughter alive."
A big fat hoax
Upon further investigation and in depth interview with family members, the police found that the 'kidnapped' daughter was actually hiding at her elder sister's house in Kampung Masjid.
Supt Madang said in a statement,"We raided the house at 1.30pm on Thursday and detained the daughter and her boyfriend. She [later] admitted concocting the kidnap story while the boyfriend was totally unaware of his girlfriend's hoax."
For wasting the authorities time by faking a serious crime, the girl and her boyfriend were remanded for four days.
Curbing rebellion
The actions of the teen girl is an example of defiant and rebellious behaviour gone extreme but it is normal for children to turn angsty and combative during their teenage years. As a parent, it is best to choose your battles or you might both be exhausted from fighting before your child even reached adulthood. Here are some tips that can help your teenage children and you have a more harmonious relationship.
- Don't be such a critic. You may not like what they're or the colour or style of their hair, but save any real protests for bigger issues.
- Give them space. If he or she wants to spend an afternoon in their room, let them. If something seems wrong, offer your support, but don't push or nag.
- Set house rules and be clear about the consequences for breaking those rules.
- Allow them to be moody. As a teen going through hormonal changes, your child might be extremely emotional and overly sensitive. Don't call them out on it and tell them they need an attitude adjustment. Just accept it for what it is; adolescent angst.
- Let them take responsibility for their own actions, however if you find out that they are doing something dangerous or illegal, you should definitely step in. Otherwise, it is okay to let them make their own choices and take responsibility for consequences of their mistakes.
- The importance of praising. It is easier to notice flaws versus accomplishments so take the time to acknowledge your teen's good behaviour and praise them for it.
Source: Girl fakes kidnap to spite father, Parenting rebellious teens
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