A 15-year-old girl was subjected to a seven-hour ordeal after being bundled into a car in a suspected random abduction in Bowdon, Altrincham. Police have arrested a 56-year-old man in connection with the incident.
The teenager was walking alone on Bradgate Road at around 6.45pm on Monday 18 May when she was forced into a vehicle. She was reported missing at around 9pm that evening, triggering a police investigation. She was found in the early hours of Tuesday 19 May inside a vehicle parked at the Cottons Hotel and Spa in Knutsford, Cheshire.
The victim reported being threatened with a knife during the ordeal. Greater Manchester Police said the man was arrested on suspicion of abduction on Manchester Road, Knutsford, and remains in custody for questioning. Detectives have been granted an extension to keep him detained.
In a statement, GMP said: “The incident is believed to have occurred on Bradgate Road, Altrincham at around 7pm. Specialist officers are supporting the girl and her family. There is no wider risk to the public.” The force added that the incident is being treated as random and the teenager is not believed to have known her alleged attacker.
Anyone with information or footage from the area is urged to contact police on 101 or via LiveChat, quoting log 3609 of 18 May. Alternatively, Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111.
