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Police are hunting for this man after a 6-year-old girl was abducted and taken into Tameside woods

A 35-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of abduction and sexual assault

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Police are hunting for a man in the Tameside area as part of a harrowing investigation into the abduction of a six-year-old girl.

Reports yesterday afternoon said that a child had been abducted in Droylsden and was taken to a wooded area near a disused railway track.

She was thankfully reunited with her family a short time later.

Officers arrested a 35-year-old man yesterday evening on suspicion of abduction and sexual assault, but urgently want to speak to another man.

GMP have released CCTV images of the person in question, showing him shortly after the incident and then half an hour later near The Snipe.

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A statement yesterday, released alongside an appeal for information, said: “We’re keeping an open-mind as our fast-paced enquiries continue.”

The girl was first taken by a man on Warne Avenue before heading to the wooded area towards Manchester Road.  

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A GMP statement said: “Detectives have issued two images of another man we wish to speak to urgently in relation to this incident.

“The first image is a short time after reports of the abduction were first being made to us; the second is around 30mins after the incident where the man appears to be seen with his jacket now around his waist on Gainsborough Road hearing towards The Snipe.

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“We thank the public for their assistance so far and ask that anyone with information contacts us first to help our investigation.

“If you see the man, call us on 999 quoting incident 2270 of 17/08/2022.

“Other details can be passed to us via our LiveChat facility on our website (www.gmp.police.uk) or by calling 101.

“Information can be passed anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.”

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Police appeal to find next of kin after man found outside Palace Theatre

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Police are trying to track down the family of a man who died after being found unresponsive outside the Palace Theatre in Manchester.

The man, who has now been named as Jonathan Bernard Carroll, was seen outside the city centre theatre at around 6.30am on Tuesday 12 November.

Emergency services rushed to the scene and Mr Carroll was taken to hospital.

Tragically, the 47-year-old passed away a short time later.

A large cordon was in place on Whitworth Street and Oxford Road while police and security attended the incident.

Greater Manchester Police are now appealing to find his next of kin.

It’s believed that he resided in the Salford area of Greater Manchester.

Anyone with any information should contact the Coroner’s Office on 0161 856 1376.

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Greater Manchester public urged to help get people ‘off the streets and on their feet’ before Christmas

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Locals are being urged to help get hundreds of people “off the streets and back on their feet” this festive season.

As the temperatures told colder by the day, and Christmas creeps closer and closer, Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity is bringing back ‘1000 Beds for Christmas’, and the massively-important initiative is aiming to provide 1,000 nights of accommodation to people at risk of homelessness before the big day arrives.

Forming part of the ongoing ‘A Bed Every Night’ scheme, this festive fundraising mission is designed to provide food, shelter, warmth, and dedicated vital wrap-around support for those who need it most.

The charity says it wants to build on the “incredible success of 2023”, which raised more than £55,000 and provided 1,800 nights of accommodation.

Stockport-based property finance specialists, Together – which has supported the campaign for the last two years – has, once again, generously pledged to match every public donation for the first £20,000 raised.  

Unfamiliar with the ‘A Bed Every Night’ scheme? Since 2017, when rough sleeping peaked, the initiative has helped ensure a significantly-higher rate of reduction in the numbers of people facing a night on streets in Greater Manchester than seen nationally.

The landmark scheme has given people the chance to rebuild their lives, while also giving them access to key services and opportunities that allows them to stay off the streets for good.

Despite the scheme’s recent success, organisations across Greater Manchester are under “a huge amount of pressure” to meet the demand for their services this winter, and given the current economic outlook, household budgets will continue to be squeezed – leaving people on the sharp end of inequality and poverty.

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“Help us be a lifeline to organisations on the frontline,” Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity urged in it’s public appeal for donations.

You can help make sure ‘A Bed Every Night’ is a reality for all by donating here.

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