Terrified girl, 16, saved from kidnapper after mouthing one word to shop worker

Terrified girl, 16, saved from kidnapper after mouthing one word to shop workerThe teenager was grabbed from a bus stop and sped away in a van before making a desperate plea to a shop worker at a petrol station which led to the arrest of her kidnapperNewsOlivia Beeson01:19, 21 Apr 2026Updated 01:23, 21 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesThe alleged kidnapper was arrested at a petrol station (Image: Hamtramck police)A terrified 16-year-old girl was saved from her alleged kidnapper after mouthing the word 'help' to a shop worker.The teenager was reportedly helped by a petrol station worker in Michigan, United States when she entered the store and made the subtle plea for support.The girl was waiting at a bus stop at around 7am on April 13 in Hamtramck when something was allegedly placed on her back and she was forced into a van at gunpoint by Donald Fields, according to Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy.View 2 ImagesDonald Fields allegedly kidnapped a 16-year-old girl (Image: Hamtramck police)Another girl who attends the same school, witnessed the incident and called 911 immediately as Fields drove away, prosecutors said.Prosecutors added that Fields, 48, allegedly sexually assaulted the girl inside the van before stopping at a petrol station and walking inside the store with the girl.Hamtramck Police Department had started a search for the teenager and had been notified by fellow students who were able to track her location that she was at the station.Abdulrahman Abohatem was working behind the counter that morning when Fields and the girl entered, with Fields asking the minor to buy cigarettes for him, police said.Abohatem told local media: "When he ask her to pay for the cigarettes, I stop and go there's something wrong. And she mouthed to me, like with no sound, 'help'."The shop worker then came out behind the protective glass and brought the girl to safety, according to the Mail.He added: "I go out, I kick him out, I ask the girl go beh...