....The boy told authorities that after his mother had died in a car accident about five years ago, his father had taken him to live in the forest, Maass said. The two lived in a tent, and in earthen dugouts according to his story.
"He said that he had lived for the last five years wandering around with his father," Maass said. "We don't know where."
The boy who says he doesn't remember where the family came from claims he followed his compass north after his father recently died following a fall in the woods, hitting Berlin after walking two weeks, Maass said.....
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