Riddle

A lost child is claimed by three people. Parent 1 feeds him burgers; Parent 2 shouts "Where were you?"; Parent 3 offers a toy car. Who is the criminal?

Choose an answer

A.A plant
B.A person
C.A piece of metal
D.Parent 1 and parent 3
Hint: It's a 3-word phrase with 15 letters, starting with "P".

Answer

Parent 1 and parent 3

Why this is the answer

This is a lateral thinking puzzle where the solution relies on a non-obvious interpretation of the words used.

This riddle is filed under Expert Riddles for Adults and rated Hard.