On Wednesday, October 1, Amir Nur, a 10 -year -old boyhe left school for his house at Crown Heights, Brooklynand noticed that A man followed him. In a matter of minutes it became a situation of risk to the child, which was victim of a robbery that awakens outrage in social networks.
Amir walked for Bedford Avenue when the subject approached him, showed him a knife and demanded money. «I told him that I had nothing, but he replied that he knew he had money, and he showed me a knife,» Amir said in dialogue with the news ABC 7 News.
At a knife tip, the thief followed him to the entrance of the building where the child lives, and intimidated him to enter his house. «I wanted me to bring money anyway, so I obeyed him, because he was bigger and stronger than me, and had a gun,» said the boy.
The 10 -year -old boy shows his wardrobe to the local news. (Photo: Capture ABC 7 News)His mother was not at home, he was about to return from work, so the child made the decision to enter his apartment, and he took out the only $ 20 he had in his piggy bank, to give them to the criminal.
Amir, who usually wins his table for getting good grades, cleaning his room and arriving on time at school, had earned that money thanks to his collaborations at his home.
With the empty wardrobe in his hands, he has written the phrase «Someone who loves me went to Las Vegas«(Someone who loves me went to Las Vegas), gave the money to the attacker, and finally the mysterious man left.
The theft of a 10 -year -old boy moved the community and Amir Nur received a gift
Nicole Edite, Amir’s mother, also spoke with the same local medium, and said that Amir had just been authorized to return home.
«The neighborhood was better in terms of security, so he wanted to walk because the school is close, but now I will accompany him every day,» said dismayed. He added: «My son was scared to see the knife and did not resist, he just wanted to move that man away and acted accordingly.»
The New York Police initiated an investigation and maintains the search for the alleged offender, but so far no detention was recorded or physical descriptions of the thief were disseminated.
Vicealcalde Kaz Daughtry gave the child an iPad, and returned his 20 dollars. (Photo Capture ABC 7 News)Upon learning about what happened, the Vice mayor of Public Security of New York City, Kaz Daughtryit went to Amir’s house. First He returned the 20 dollars so that your wardrobe will be full, and He gave him an iPad.
The official praised the calm of the child and said that due to the behavior of the suspect, the hypothesis of possible mental health problems is the main investigation.
The authorities are analyzing public and private chambers to rebuild the route of the suspect and the child. Meanwhile, the family expects advances in the investigation and the local community remains attentive to the search for the aggressor.
