NEW YORK (AP) – The Utah parents whose 5-year-old daughter was taken from their home say “divine providence” played a hand in keeping them calm and getting her back when her father confronted the suspect.
Stephanie and Aaron Edson were in New York City on Monday, just days after they say they awoke to hear someone in their suburban Salt Lake City home leaving with their daughter Lainey.
Aaron Edson said that when he ran outside Friday morning and saw the man, his gut instinct told him to remain as calm as possible. He said he normally would have yelled and been agitated.
The Edsons said their daughter also remained calm throughout the encounter.
“I believe he would have tried to harm her if she would have been screaming or anything else,” Stephanie Edson said.