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Gabriella Maldonado
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Police are asking for the public’s help finding a Queens girl who disappeared from her Richmond Hill home early Saturday morning.

Gabriella Maldonado, 13, was last seen at her home in Richmond Hill at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, police said, leaving her mother fearing for the worst.

“I need my baby home. I think she’s in danger — she can’t stay one night away from me,” Stephanie Feldman, Gabriella’s mother, told The Post, tearfully.

Police believe Gabriella ran off in the early morning to meet up with her boyfriend, according to a source, who added it was not the first time she had left home without warning.

Gabriella sent a text on Saturday at around 6:20 a.m. indicating that she was heading back home, but activity on her phone stopped shortly after, according to Feldman.

“She’s gone off before but she would always come back at night,” she said. “This is not my child.”

Gabriella is an altar server at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Church in Forest Hills and loves to dance competitively at a local studio, her mother said.

“My daughter is a wonderful person,” Feldman said. “She’s involved in the community; a help at home and has a nearly perfect attendance in school.”

Feldman on Monday posted a widely distributed message on Facebook asking for help finding her daughter. She’s since gotten a lot of leads that haven’t panned out, she said.

“We need her to come home safely,” she said, “If you know something, please let us know.”

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