{"id":112693,"date":"2021-02-13T11:10:20","date_gmt":"2021-02-13T11:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=112693"},"modified":"2021-02-13T11:10:20","modified_gmt":"2021-02-13T11:10:20","slug":"police-storm-plane-at-heathrow-airport-to-arrest-man-32-over-abduction-of-girl-4-with-just-seconds-to-spare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/police-storm-plane-at-heathrow-airport-to-arrest-man-32-over-abduction-of-girl-4-with-just-seconds-to-spare\/","title":{"rendered":"Police storm plane at Heathrow Airport to arrest man, 32 over abduction of girl, 4, with just seconds to spare"},"content":{"rendered":"

POLICE swooped on a plane at Heathrow after a race against time to arrest a man suspected of abducting a four-year-old girl.<\/p>\n

The jet had to be halted on the tarmac moments before it was due to fly to Bucharest, Romania.<\/p>\n

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Officers stormed the plane and arrested a 32-year-old man on suspicion of child abduction in front of stunned passengers.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, the youngster, who is known to the suspect, was returned safely to her panicked mum.<\/p>\n

Nottinghamshire Police received a report of a man taking the girl without permission on Thursday at 4.57pm.<\/p>\n

They managed to track his car using automatic number plate recognition cameras to Heathrow Airport. <\/p>\n

'RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK'<\/h2>\n

Officers then established he was booked on the flight to Romania, which was due to leave at 6pm.<\/p>\n

Detective Sergeant Ruth Walke, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: "When the report came in it was a race against the clock to find them.<\/p>\n

"This was fantastic work by a whole host of officers and detectives across multi-agencies from Nottinghamshire and the Met Police.<\/p>\n

"The plane was taxiing ready for take-off, but we were able to get there just in time before it took flight.<\/p>\n

"The plane then returned to the terminal and the man was arrested.<\/p>\n

"This was a hugely complex and challenging case, with its obvious pressures.<\/p>\n

"I'd like to praise the team of detectives for their commitment and dedication to the investigation.<\/p>\n

"If it wasn't for the swift coordinated multi-agency response there may have been a very different outcome."<\/p>\n

The man was questioned by detectives before being released on police bail.<\/p>\n