Pope’s plea vital in kidnap, says father
NZPA Cagliari,: ■ Sardinia I Pope John Paul II played; a key role in winning the | (release of Annabel Schild,! ‘the partially deaf 15-year-oldi jßritish girl who was freed! unharmed after being held 1 by kidnappers for seven) 'months, Annabel’s father has' Isaid. | j “The Pope’s gesture cer-( ■tainly played a big role in (getting Annabel back,” said (Rolf Schild, a 55-year-old : electronics engineer. | He told reporters he sent; (telegrams to the Pope and; the head of the Roman 'Catholic Church in Britain I (Cardinal Basil Hume) thanking them for their ef- 1 forts on the girl’s behalf. Nine days ago, the Pope appealed to “the goodness that is hidden in every I human heart” for the girl’s freedom. > The Cagliari prosecutor, i
(Giuseppe Villasanta, said ! after the girl’s release was (announced that the Pope’s (appeal served to jolt some (consciences. The Italian (press wrote on Sunday that I the papal plea was the turning point in the case. I Mr Villasanta said 'SNZS3,OOO of the $NZ689,000 ; paid in ransom had been reI covered and that eight persons had been arrested and 1 three others were still being sought. ■ | However, Italian newspapers quoted unnamed (sources as saying the payment of ransom has not been confirmed. Mr Villasanta said Annabel’s father had paid $NZ689,000 to obtain his! wife’s release from the same! kidnappers two months ago but nothing since. The kidnappers had origi-1 nally demanded that Mr. Schild pay $4.2 million. j'
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