NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- You might have seen the AMBER alert pop up on your phone yesterday. It was for a little girl with autism.
The good news is, the alert was canceled on Wednesday, after she was found safe.
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Cops say Seniya Benitez was in a Morrisania apartment with her father 21-year-old Christian Benitez. He's accused of assaulting the girl's grandmother, and taking off with her. A resident where Seniya was being held eventually called 911.
The girl's grandmother Maria D'Amore has custody of the child, CBS2 reports. She says she is in the process of becoming Seniya's legal guardian.
D'Amore said she tried to stop Benitez from taking off with the girl, but he pushed her out of the way.
Cops say Christian is homeless, bipolar, and suffers from depression and anger issues. He is not allowed to have unsupervised contact with Seniya.
D'Amore is just relieved Seniya is going to be alright.
"I would like to know more details but at least she's safe, at least they have her I just want to get to the precinct and get her to hospital and then bring her home," she said.
Christian faces charges of reckless endangerment and custodial interference.
