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An 8-year-old girl shared how a man lured her into his Philly home and locked the door -- as well as how she escaped -- in an exclusive interview with NBC10 on Wednesday.

The incident occurred on Tuesday near the intersection of 20th Street and Widener Place, when the girl, Phage Merricks, was lured into a neighbor's home while playing with friends in a nearby backyard.

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Merricks said she was lured into the home by the man, who pulled her into the house and then locked the door.

"Yeah, he locked the door, and he told me to go upstairs, and I didn’t want to," Merricks told NBC10.

Merricks never did go upstairs, and instead was able to force her way out the house with only a few s

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