Girl, 12, rescued from kidnappers in Lipa City

CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna, Philippines — A 12-year-old girl snatched from a mall in Lipa City at around noon on Sunday was rescued from her captors after several hours.

Isabela Monique Mendoza was unhurt when police officers rescued her at the Lipa Public Market, where her captor, Jay Tan, was arrested in an entrapment.

Police said the suspect, who introduced himself as a relative of the girl’s father, managed to convince the victim to come with him to the public market.

The grandmother of Mendoza sought police assistance after she received a call from the suspect demanding P5,000 in exchange for the release of the girl.