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Teen rescued after showing domestic violence hand signal known on TikTok, police say
Kentucky driver called police after seeing ‘female passenger making hand gestures known to represent violence at home’
London Guardian U.S. 07 Nov 2021 23.00 EST
(excerpt) A missing teenage girl was rescued in the US after using a hand gesture that signals distress or domestic violence to capture the attention of a passing driver. The 16-year-old was spotted travelling inside a silver Toyota near London, Kentucky, about 150 miles south-east of Louisville, on 4 November.
A driver called police after noticing “a female passenger in the vehicle making hand gestures that are known on the social media platform TikTok to represent violence at home – I need help – domestic violence,” the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on 6 November.
The caller noted that the girl “appeared to be in distress” and was being driven by an older male.
Kentucky driver called police after seeing ‘female passenger making hand gestures known to represent violence at home’
London Guardian U.S. 07 Nov 2021 23.00 EST
(excerpt) A missing teenage girl was rescued in the US after using a hand gesture that signals distress or domestic violence to capture the attention of a passing driver. The 16-year-old was spotted travelling inside a silver Toyota near London, Kentucky, about 150 miles south-east of Louisville, on 4 November.
A driver called police after noticing “a female passenger in the vehicle making hand gestures that are known on the social media platform TikTok to represent violence at home – I need help – domestic violence,” the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on 6 November.
The caller noted that the girl “appeared to be in distress” and was being driven by an older male.
