A woman who lived in the jungle for 18 years has run away from her family and returned to the wilderness ten months after being found. Ro Cham H'pnhieng, 27, was discovered on the edge of the Cambodian jungle in January after she was caught trying to steal food left under a tree.
Despite being able to speak only three words - mother, father and stomachache - she was identified as a local village girl who had disappeared aged eight.
Her father Sa Lou had not seen her since 1989 but says he instantly recognised her from a childhood scar.
He had thought his daughter had been killed by wild animals after she went missing herding buffalo.
Earlier this year, her mother, Rochom Soy, said Ro had found it difficult adjusting to life with humans.
"Our biggest fear is that she will escape back to the jungle," she said. "She is clearly baffled by her surroundings. She hardly sleeps and mostly sits in a corner looking quickly from left and right.
"She can't speak more than a few grunts and she still walks hunched like an animal."
Mr Lou, a village policeman in Rattanakiri province, northern Cambodia, where the family live, said his daughter had tried to escape several times but relatives had always been able to stop her.
He also warned Ro may have run away to find "her wild man". When she was captured, some witnesses claimed to have seen a naked, ape-like man who managed to slip away into the undergrowth.
"This time, she has got away," said Mr Lou. "We know where she's gone - she's gone back to the jungle. Perhaps she has gone to find the wild man who was living with her."
Jungle Girl Escapes
Jungle Girl Escapes
