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Two girls appear in court charged with Newcastle toddler kidnap Two girls appear in court charged with Newcastle toddler kidnap
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Two teenage girls have appeared in court charged with kidnapping a two-year-old with the intention of committing a sexual offence.Two teenage girls have appeared in court charged with kidnapping a two-year-old with the intention of committing a sexual offence.
The pair, aged 13 and 14 and from Tyneside, were also charged with shoplifting dummies, baby milk and a bottle.The pair, aged 13 and 14 and from Tyneside, were also charged with shoplifting dummies, baby milk and a bottle.
The two-year-old girl was taken from a Primark store in Newcastle’s busy Northumberland Street on Wednesday afternoon. The two-year-old girl was taken from a Primark store in Newcastle’s busy Northumberland Street on Wednesday afternoon. After the alarm was raised, officers trawled through CCTV footage from the council, shops, Newcastle University, bus companies, the Metro and police cameras.
After the alarm was raised, officers trawled through CCTV footage from the council, shops, Newcastle University, bus companies, the Metro and police cameras.
The child was found an hour and 45 minutes later in Gosforth Central Park, north Newcastle, about three miles away.The child was found an hour and 45 minutes later in Gosforth Central Park, north Newcastle, about three miles away.
The girls, who cannot be identified, appeared before South East Northumberland magistrates court, sitting as a youth court, for a hearing that lasted more than 30 minutes.The girls, who cannot be identified, appeared before South East Northumberland magistrates court, sitting as a youth court, for a hearing that lasted more than 30 minutes.
They are both charged with kidnap “with the intention of committing a relevant sexual offence” contrary to the Sexual Offences Act of 2003. They also face two counts of theft from a shop – dummies from Boots and the milk and bottle from Sainsbury’s. They are both charged with kidnap “with the intention of committing a relevant sexual offence” contrary to the Sexual Offences Act of 2003. They also face two counts of theft from a shop – dummies from Boots, and the milk and bottle from Sainsbury’s.
The defendants were flanked by a male and a female security guard in the glass-fronted dock during the hearing. The girls spoke to confirm their address and date of birth and to say they had understood the proceedings.The defendants were flanked by a male and a female security guard in the glass-fronted dock during the hearing. The girls spoke to confirm their address and date of birth and to say they had understood the proceedings.
They were denied bail and were ordered to be tagged and remanded into local authority care, and to live and sleep at a given address from 7pm to 7am. No relatives of the defendants or the alleged victim were in court.They were denied bail and were ordered to be tagged and remanded into local authority care, and to live and sleep at a given address from 7pm to 7am. No relatives of the defendants or the alleged victim were in court.
The district judge Roger Elsey told the girls: “You appreciate that you are charged with very serious offences. I understand that you are not admitting these offences and you are not convicted of them.” He told them they must not discuss the case on social media. District judge Roger Elsey told the girls: “You appreciate that you are charged with very serious offences. I understand that you are not admitting these offences and you are not convicted of them.” He told them they must not discuss the case on social media.
The girls will appear before North Tyneside youth court on 13 May. In the meantime they must not enter Newcastle city centre.The girls will appear before North Tyneside youth court on 13 May. In the meantime they must not enter Newcastle city centre.