12-year-old boy steals parents' credit card, flies to Bali alone

A 12-year-old boy in Sydney stole his parents’ credit card, tricked his grandmother into giving him his passport and flew to Bali following an argument with his family.

The boy managed to book flights and a hotel room himself after researching online and departing on his own without any trouble.

He told his family he was going to school, however he went to the local train station on his scooter, from where he travelled to the airport. He used a self-service check in terminal and boarded a connecting flight to Perth and from there to Indonesia.

He was only questioned once at the Perth airport, regarding his identification, to prove he was above 12-years of age.



According to the 12-year-old, “They just asked for my ID and passport to prove that I’m over 12 and that I’m in secondary school.” He also stated that “it was great because I wanted to go on an adventure”.



On reaching Bali, he checked into the All Seasons hotel, telling the staff that he was waiting for his sister. After being reported absent from his school, the boy's family searched for him, only to discover that he was in Bali all on his own.

 

This story originally appeared on The Guardian