Student Who Hadn't Been Attending Classes Fakes Abduction to Avoid Graduation Embarrassment

• Chloe Stein faked her abduction and lied to her boyfriend and the police about being pulled over by a police officer
• Police launched a search for Stein when she was reported missing, but it was soon discovered that she had made the entire story up
• It was revealed that Stein had not been attending university for over a year and a half, despite her family believing she was set to graduate

A 23-year-old lady faked her abduction and lied that she was pulled over by police to cover up the fact that she was not going to be graduating from university.

Chloe Stein, from Pennsylvania, was reported missing after she vanished from a restaurant, where she worked.

Abducted at gunpoint

According to New York Post, Stein texted her boyfriend that night that she was pulled over by police while driving along a desolate stretch of road in the township. She soon went "missing" for the next 20 hours.

Police announced her as a missing person and launched a search for the young lady.

It did not take long before the officers received a tip that Stein was safe at a local acquaintance’s home.

She was taken in for questioning, during which it became clear she had abandoned her car, with her mobile phone inside, and walked three miles to the home.

Stein told police she had been abducted at gunpoint by a masked man and was eventually released near her home, but later admitted she made up the whole story, WTAE reported, citing court documents.

The lady is now facing several charges, including false alarm to the agency of public safety, false reports, disorderly conduct, and obstruction of the administration of law and other government functions.

Her family believed Stein was set to graduate from university, but a university official told police she had not been going to school for more than a year and a half.

Limpopo high school student arrested after he faked own kidnapping to extort R7 000 from parents

In another story, Briefly News reported that a high school student was arrested after he and his friend reportedly faked his kidnapping and demanded R 7 000 ransom from his parents.

The 20-year-old is in police custody and is expected to appear in court on Monday.

The student went to school about 3 km away from his home on Friday morning and did not return in the afternoon as usual, reported TimesLIVE.

Source: TUKO.co.ke