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<h6><span style="color:#050000;"><strong>Girl, 7, survives being kidnapped, assaulted and thrown off bridge into lake Quinsigamond, Mass by family friend</strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color:#050000;"><strong> Joshua Hubert allegedly, snatched victim from her grandparents Worcester, Mass., home around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday </strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color:#050000;"><strong>Hubert, 35, drove around for an hour, stopped the vehicle and choked the child</strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color:#050000;"><strong>Drove to a bridge between Worcester and Shrewsbury and threw her into the lake. </strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color:#050000;"><strong>Child swam to a lake front home in Shrewsbury at 4.30 am &#8216;soaking wet in pajamas&#8217; and asked for help </strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color:#050000;"><strong>Hubert, a coach for a youth girl&#8217;s hockey team, was charged with kidnapping Monday, more charges to follow</strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color:#050000;"><strong>He&#8217;s being held with</strong>out bail </span></h6>
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<strong>Alleged kidnapper Joshua Hubert hides from cameras behind a door during his arraignment</strong></h6>
<p>A 7-year-old girl in Massachusetts survived being kidnapped, assaulted and then thrown off a bridge into Lake Quinsigamond.<br />
According to investigators, the little girl was abducted from her grandparents&#8217; Worcester home around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, allegedly by 35-year-old Joshua Hubert.<br />
Police reportedly said Hubert, described as a family friend, had been at the grandparents&#8217; home for a cookout.</p>
<h6><img class="alignnone wp-image-246511" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/7-year-old-was-abducted-from-this-home.png" alt="7-year-old was abducted from this home.png" width="1082" height="555" /><strong>The girl was asleep in the living room at her grandparent&#8217;s Forestdale Road home in Worcester, Mass., when Hubert grabbed her and forced the child into his car around 2:30 a.m., Sunday. He was at the home attending a cookout.</strong></h6>
<p>Prosecutor Cheryl Riddle said in court Monday the child had been asleep on a chair in the living room of the home when Hubert snatched her, <a href="http://www.masslive.com/news/worcester/index.ssf/2017/08/7-year-old_girl_was_asleep_in.html">Mass Live reports</a>.<br />
Hubert allegedly drove around for an hour with the girl in his car. Police said at one point he stopped the vehicle and choked the child.<br />
He then drove to a bridge between Worcester and Shrewsbury and allegedly threw the girl over the bridge into the lake.</p>
<h6 class="ra-caption"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-246438" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/joshua-hubert-1.png" alt="Joshua Hubert 1.png" width="960" height="651" />Cops said Joshua Hubert [in red], snatched the child in her sleep Saturday</h6>
<div id="gallery23317299_title" class="gallery_title">The 7-year-old girl survived the choking and being thrown off bridge into Lake Quinsigamond. She swam to safety and walked to a nearby home in Shrewsbury. Police said the child told them she went to the first house that had lights on.</div>
<p>&#8220;At approximately 4:30 a.m., about two hours later, a woman from Shrewsbury was awoken by knocks at her door and found the 7-year-old victim standing at her door in pajamas soaking wet,” bruised and with marks on her neck, the prosecutor said.</article>
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<h6><strong><img class="alignnone wp-image-246499" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/lake-quinsigamond-bridge-2.png" alt="Lake Quinsigamond bridge 2" width="767" height="314" />Hubert put the girl in a car, choked her and then threw her off of this bridge into Lake Quinsigamond early Sunday</strong></h6>
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<h6><img class="alignnone wp-image-246498" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/the-home-7-year-old-knocked-at-its-door-seeking-help.png" alt="The home 7-year-old knocked at it's door seeking help" width="1061" height="452" /><strong>The strong-willed child survived her ordeal, swam to safety and knocked at the door of this lake front house</strong></h6>
<article>The Good Samaritan called police to alert them about the child. The girl was able to tell investigators what happened and also allegedly identified Hubert as her attacker.<br />
&#8220;Fortunately, a greater tragedy was averted,&#8221; Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. said. &#8220;The young victim had the strength to make it to shore and get help.&#8221;<br />
Hubert, who <a href="http://boston.cbslocal.com/2017/08/28/worcester-kidnapping-girl-thrown-bridge-joshua-hubert-lake-quinsigamond/">according to CBS Boston</a> was a coach for a youth girl&#8217;s hockey team, was arraigned Monday on a kidnapping charge. Riddle said more charges are expected to be filed.Joshua Hubert of Worcester denied any involvement in the alleged abduction and attack on the 7-year-old girl Sunday morning.<br />
He&#8217;s currently being held without bail until his next court appearance on Thursday.</p>
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Worcester Girl, 7, survives being kidnapped and thrown off bridge into lake by 35-year-old family friend – Joshua Hubert in custody
