A 3-year-old girl missing – level 1
23-06-2025 07:00
Claire Bell is a little girl. She is 3 years old. She lives in Quebec, Canada. She goes missing on Father’s Day.
Her mother, Rachel-Ella Todd, is in jail. She is charged with leaving Claire alone. Rachel goes to court. The police are looking for Claire. They are using helicopters and many people. Claire’s little dog lies dead near a big road. Before Claire goes missing, Rachel posts a video on TikTok. She is holding Claire and saying scary words. Rachel also looks for funeral things online. Rachel will go to court again. The police are still looking for Claire.
Difficult words: charge (to formally say that you do something wrong), scary (frightening), funeral (a ceremony when someone dies).
You can watch the original video in the Level 3 section.
On which platform did Rachel post a video of Claire before she went missing?
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