Then she noticed the bruises on his arms and face.
The waitress, Flavaine Carvalho, concocted a plan. She wrote Do you need help? on a piece of paper and held it up to the boy from where his parents couldn t see from their booth at Mrs. Potato Restaurant.
She told police it took three tries before the boy signaled yes.
Carvalho called police. Now she s being credited as helping to save the boy from what police called a dangerous abuse situation. This could have been a homicide situation if she had not intervened, Orlando Police Chief Orlando Rolon told
The owner of the restaurant, Rafaela Cabede, said she credits what took place to a higher power.
Then she noticed the bruises on his arms and face.
The waitress, Flavaine Carvalho, concocted a plan. She wrote Do you need help? on a piece of paper and held it up to the boy from where his parents couldn t see from their booth at Mrs. Potato Restaurant.
She told police it took three tries before the boy signaled yes.
Carvalho called police. Now she s being credited as helping to save the boy from what police called a dangerous abuse situation. This could have been a homicide situation if she had not intervened, Orlando Police Chief Orlando Rolon told
The owner of the restaurant, Rafaela Cabede, said she credits what took place to a higher power.