T’was a long way home

Since he was a child Li Jingwei did not know his real name He did not know where he was born or how old he wasmdashuntil he found his biological family last month with the help of a longremembered map Jingwei was a victim of child trafficking In 1989 when he was four years old a bald neighbour lured him away by saying they would go look at cars which were rare in rural villages That was the last time he saw his home Jingwei said The neighbour took him behind a hill to a road where three bicycles and four other kidnappers were waitingHe cried but they put him on a bike and rode away ldquoI wanted to go home but they didnrsquot allow thatrdquo Jingwei said in an interview with The Associated Press ldquoTwo hours later I knew I wouldnrsquot be going back home and I must have met bad peoplerdquo He remembers being taken on a train Eventually he was sold to a family in another province Henan ldquoBecause I was too young only four and I hadnrsquot gone to school yet I couldnrsquot remember anythingrdquo including the names of his parents and hometown he saidEtched in his memory however was the landscape of his village in the southwestern city of Zhaotong Yunnan province in China He remembered the mountains bamboo forest a pond next to his homemdashall the places he used to play in After his abduction Jingwei said he drew maps of his village every day until he was 13 so he wouldnrsquot forget Before he reached school age he would draw them on the ground and after entering school he drew them in notebooks It became an obsession he said More than 30 years after his abduction a meticulous drawing of his village landscape helped the police locate it and track down his biological mother and siblings He was inspired to look for his biological family after two reunions made headlines last yearLook who they found on Google MapsPolice arrest fugitive Italian after tracing his whereabouts on the online toolrsquos Street ViewGipacchino Gammino was convicted of murder and then escaped from prison 20 years ago before ending up in Spain He thought hersquod escaped the clutches of detectives after nearly two decades on the runndashbut eagleeyed cops were able to track him down Gammino 60 was living the quiet life in Spain where he had set up a fruit and vegetable shop under a false name the Telegraph reports However detectives were hot on the trail and managed to confirm his whereabouts using images on Google Maps A snap of the criminal available on the toolrsquos Street View feature shows him outside a grocery shop in the town of Galapagar north of Madrid The store is named El Huerto de ManundashManursquos Garden Since moving to Spain he changed his name to ManuelIs that cat Freddie MercuryWersquove all got a soft spot in our hearts for adorable animals and this little kitten is no exception Mostaccioli has been capturing hearts on Instagram on her account izanamiandmostaccioli thanks to her unique fur pattern which has left her with a streak of black fur just above her top lipmdashgiving her an impressive moustache just like the one Freddie Mercury was known for The stray kitten was found by her owner Natalie from California US alongside her three brothers when she was just onedayold on August 30 2020Dog finds help after ownerrsquos car crashA German Shepherd named Tinsley first thought to be a lost dog successfully led New Hampshire state police to the site of its ownerrsquos rollover crash Both the vehiclersquos occupants were seriously hurt but thanks to Tinsleyrsquos ldquodogged effortsrdquo they quickly received medical assistance once officers discovered the truck which went off the roadThis woman has the worldrsquos longest nameAn ambitious mother who wanted to set a unique Guinness World Record gave her daughter a 1019letter name which resulted in her getting a twofootlong birth certificate Her first name is 1019 letters long and her parents added a 36letter middle nameWoman forced to isolate with Tinder dateA woman was forced to isolate with a man shersquod just met on Tinder after the pair tested positive for COVID19 when they were together Despite barely knowing each other they faced seven days seeing no one but each other Sarah documented her time with the man and shared it with her fans on TikTokMom calls 2yrold a terrorist in newscastA former Indiana reporter and overwhelmed mother made a hilarious and now viral TikTok newscast detailing her sonrsquos apparent ketchupflinging meltdown at a nearby Olive Garden labelling the alleged culprit a ldquotwoyearold terroristrdquo Kayla Sullivan began her onsite stand up outside the boyrsquos bedroom while he was being ldquodetained until nap time is overrdquo ldquoWhat I can confirm is my son is a twoyearold terrorist who held me hostage at the Olive Garden earlier todayrdquo Sullivan told her audienceCooking hacks that can prevent risk of cancerIt may not just be what you eat but how you prepare it that drives your cancer risk Some experts argue that grilling or roasting food until it is slightly burnt is dangerous and you should instead aim for a ldquogoldenrdquo colour When food is cooked at a high temperature a natural byproduct called acrylamide is produced The chemical is more likely to be produced with roasting grilling toasting and frying Scientists agree that acrylamide in food has the potential to cause cancer in humans as wellThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever