Las Vegas girl locked in room by mom and grandma for a year before teen climbed out and escaped
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA: A Las Vegas-area minor was locked in a room for more than a year before she managed to escape and call the police. Addy Gonzales, Maria Pasarin, and Daniel Omezcua were arrested on suspicion of child abuse and false imprisonment. The teen's mother was named Gonzales in the report, while the teen's grandmother was named Pasarin. It is not known if Omezcua is related to the girl.
North Las Vegas police said they began investigating the incident on Nov 4. When police were called to a neighborhood for a report of suspicious activity, they discovered a Hispanic woman attempting to enter an upstairs bedroom via a ladder, reports Las Vegas Review-Journal.
