- Nine-year-old Ah’Lyric successfully fought off a kidnapper who tried to abduct her outside her home
- The young girl recounted the incident, noting that she used the skills her mother taught her to save herself
- The suspect, identified as Leonardo Venegas, was presented in court, where he was found guilty by the jury
A nine-year-old girl, identified as Ah’Lyric, has impressed many after bravely fighting off a kidnapper.
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Ah’Lyric was reportedly playing with her siblings in a courtyard near their home when they noticed a white Range Rover park nearby.
As her siblings went inside their apartment in Miami, Ah’Lyric lingered on the stairway.
Speaking in a report by NBC South Florida, the young girl shared that a man, later identified as Venegas, grabbed her and started pulling her by the hand.
How did Ah’Lyric overpower kidnapper?
Feeling threatened, Ah’Lyric managed to escape by biting him, a move she said she learned from her mother.
The incident was reported to the police, and the suspect was arrested and presented in court. According to the prosecutor, Venegas attempted to carry Ah’Lyric away before she acted quickly to save herself.
The suspect allegedly slapped the young girl before fleeing the scene. However, the 34-year-old man was found guilty of kidnapping and child ab*se by the jury.
A surveillance video captured the suspect roaming around the apartment complex.
Prosecutors argued that Venegas waved at the 9-year-old while she was watching fireworks and tried to lure her towards him. After a failed first attempt, he returned two days later with a more aggressive approach.
“Leonardo Venegas kidnapped Ah’Lyric, but unfortunately for him, he chose the wrong little girl,” said prosecutor Jared Lorenz during his closing arguments.
Did Leonardo Venegas plead guilty?
The suspect, who became emotional while testifying, denied all allegations, claiming that the little girl was lying.
David Donet, his lawyer, acknowledged that Venegas appeared in the surveillance video but explained that he was in the area viewing properties as a realtor.
Nonetheless, if convicted, Venegas faces up to life in prison.
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