20/06/2007

Man arrested after missing teen is found

Police have arrested a 44-year-old man after a 14-year-old girl who went missing from Cumbria was found in Scotland.

The girl disappeared from her home in Cumbria last week. The search for her was extended to Scotland, following reports of a sighting, and the girl was found in Arbroath near Dundee on Tuesday.

Cumbria Police confirmed that the man was arrested in Arbroath on Tuesday night in connection with the girl's abduction.

A statement issued by police said: "She was found at the same time and she has been transported under police protection back to Cumbria to be reunited with her family."

The man is due to be questioned by Cumbria Police later on Wednesday.

(KMcA/JM)


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