Man, 19, arrested on Lancaster train for abduction of 16-year-old girl

A homeless 19-year-old man was arrested on a train at Lancaster for child abduction.

BTP Lancashire @BTPLancs tweeted 16 hours ago: “A 19-year old man of no fixed abode was arrested on a train at Lancaster for child abduction.

“He had been on the run with a 16-year old girl from Essex since February 7, everywhere from Bournemouth to Edinburgh.

"We returned her home.

"He was recalled to prison.”

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