Description
Child abduction is very rare - and when other children are responsible it can be particularly hard to comprehend.
So when police in Newcastle upon Tyne were told that a missing toddler was last seen talking to two teenage girls, one notorious case from the 1990s immediately came to mind.
As the kidnappers crossed the city, police used hundreds of CCTV cameras in a desperate hunt for the missing girl.
Andrew Bomford tells the inside story of what happened.
The two-year-old girl has been found alive and well and her teenage abductors arrested. But what motivated the teenagers to take her? Investigations at the teenagers' home reveal unusual and worrying things, particularly when their internet search history is examined.
Published 01/27/17
The police are desperately searching the city centre for the two-year-old child and her kidnappers. Six miles away an officer from another team is looking for two teenage truants. He hears the description of the suspects on his radio and makes the connection. They now have names for the suspects...
Published 01/26/17