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PHILADELPHIA -- A 12-year old girl who has been missing for two weeks, was found Wednesday night inside her family's basement on North 6th Street in Philadelphia.
Guirlene Dupuy was found hidden in a small crawl space under the stairway in the basement.
On Tuesday night, during an exclusive interview with NBC 10 News, Dupuy's guardian and cousin, Daniela Joseph, tearfully begged for the public's help in finding the girl.
Now, detectives believe that Dupuy was locked away in the basement during the entire interview.
When police went back to the house on Thursday to interview the guardian, they said her story began to unravel and they searched the house one more time.
When the girl was discovered, Dupuy was alive, but barely breathing, officials said.
"When they found the 12-year-old child, she was wrapped in a blanket, living in squalor. There appears to be some type of a pan that looked like it was used for a bathroom facility. The child was extremely dehydrated," said Inspector Bill Colorulo of the Philadelphia Police Department.
Dupuy's relatives, who lived in the home with her, were taken in for questioning about why and for how long the girl was allegedly locked away with only a box of cereal.
"I cannot believe that she was down there. I said, 'How come nobody noticed that she was down there?" asked Wildnick Lubin, Dupuy's cousin.
On Wednesday, as she was led away to be questioned by police, Joseph told NBC 10 that she had no idea why Dupuy was in the basement.
"It's hard to say whether or not the child was being punished but, obviously, somebody had to barricade that door from the outside," Colorulo said.
Dupuy came to the United States from Haiti four years ago for a better life. She is in stable condition.
Police still have questions about why her family claimed that Dupuy disappeared.
"The only thing we know is that we have a 12-year-old girl who had been reported missing 12 days, who is found alive, but who is found alive in the same location that she was reported missing from. It's disturbing," said Philadelphia Police Commissioner Sylvester Johnson.
Don't understand what the hell goes through these people heads to make them do something like this.....just sick I say!
Guirlene Dupuy was found hidden in a small crawl space under the stairway in the basement.
On Tuesday night, during an exclusive interview with NBC 10 News, Dupuy's guardian and cousin, Daniela Joseph, tearfully begged for the public's help in finding the girl.
Now, detectives believe that Dupuy was locked away in the basement during the entire interview.
When police went back to the house on Thursday to interview the guardian, they said her story began to unravel and they searched the house one more time.
When the girl was discovered, Dupuy was alive, but barely breathing, officials said.
"When they found the 12-year-old child, she was wrapped in a blanket, living in squalor. There appears to be some type of a pan that looked like it was used for a bathroom facility. The child was extremely dehydrated," said Inspector Bill Colorulo of the Philadelphia Police Department.
Dupuy's relatives, who lived in the home with her, were taken in for questioning about why and for how long the girl was allegedly locked away with only a box of cereal.
"I cannot believe that she was down there. I said, 'How come nobody noticed that she was down there?" asked Wildnick Lubin, Dupuy's cousin.
On Wednesday, as she was led away to be questioned by police, Joseph told NBC 10 that she had no idea why Dupuy was in the basement.
"It's hard to say whether or not the child was being punished but, obviously, somebody had to barricade that door from the outside," Colorulo said.
Dupuy came to the United States from Haiti four years ago for a better life. She is in stable condition.
Police still have questions about why her family claimed that Dupuy disappeared.
"The only thing we know is that we have a 12-year-old girl who had been reported missing 12 days, who is found alive, but who is found alive in the same location that she was reported missing from. It's disturbing," said Philadelphia Police Commissioner Sylvester Johnson.
Don't understand what the hell goes through these people heads to make them do something like this.....just sick I say!
