- SANTIAGO, Chile (Reuters)
- A homeless boy who shocked Chile in June when he was found living with
a pack of dogs has run away from a children's home where he was being
looked
after, childcare workers said on Wednesday.
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- The 10-year-old, named by authorities as Axel, fled from
the home in the southern city of Concepcion last week, a spokeswoman for
the National Children's Service said.
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- "He was responding well to psychiatric treatment
and his relations with other people were improving but last week he got
up and left," spokeswoman Miriam Olate told Reuters.
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- She said the boy, whose name cannot be revealed under
Chilean law, is believed to have escaped by climbing over a wall at the
center.
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- Police found Axel, dubbed "Dog Boy" by the
Chilean media, on the streets in the port town of Talcahuano. He had been
scavenging for food with a pack of about 15 dogs and sleeping with them
in a cave on the outskirts of the town at night.
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- The boy told childcare workers and national television
that he had sucked the milk of a pregnant dog for sustenance.
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- "Yes, because I was hungry. It was my
breakfast,"
he said at the time. His case upset Chile, a South American nation that
treasures family values.
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- Axel was abandoned by abusive parents at the age of five
and had escaped a children's home at least once before. He was aggressive
and uncommunicative when rescued from the dog pack.
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- Childcare workers said they had been holding talks with
potential foster families before the boy fled last week. "We were
preparing him for a family atmosphere. His self control and attention were
improving." Olate said.
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- She said police were searching for him.
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