The parents of a 7-yr-old boy missing in the mountains of northern Japan have finally admitted that they left him alone in the woods as a punishment and to “teach him a lesson”.
The poor child has not been seen for two days, since his parents abandoned him in northern Hokkaido, a wooded region home to wild bears and is actually still missing.
The couple initially told police the boy was merely “lost” but they later confessed they had left him alone to punish him, and when they returned he had gone and they have no idea where he is.
According to TV Ashai, the couple walked about 500m away from the child before returning.
600 emergency service workers are still combing the area in search of the missing boy.
It is reported the parents were initially too afraid to admit they deliberately left the boy alone.
