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| School abandons 'charity kidnap' | |
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| A school has cancelled a sponsored kidnap event in aid of Children In Need, after protests by the family of a pupil allegedly abducted last month. | |
| The parents of the teenage girl were reported to be "outraged" at the Wrexham school's insensitivity and had asked for the event to be called off. | The parents of the teenage girl were reported to be "outraged" at the Wrexham school's insensitivity and had asked for the event to be called off. |
| The head teacher "apologised for any distress caused". | The head teacher "apologised for any distress caused". |
| A man has been charged with kidnap in Wrexham on 19 October and is due to appear in court again in January. | A man has been charged with kidnap in Wrexham on 19 October and is due to appear in court again in January. |
| The girl was allegedly snatched from a street in Wrexham and later found 70 miles away in Bangor. | The girl was allegedly snatched from a street in Wrexham and later found 70 miles away in Bangor. |
| The sponsored kidnapping was among a number of activities planned at the girl's school in Wrexham for the BBC's annual Children in Need Appeal on Friday. | The sponsored kidnapping was among a number of activities planned at the girl's school in Wrexham for the BBC's annual Children in Need Appeal on Friday. |
| In a statement issued through Wrexham council, the head teacher said: "This has been an unfortunate misinterpretation of the intended event planned by pupils." | In a statement issued through Wrexham council, the head teacher said: "This has been an unfortunate misinterpretation of the intended event planned by pupils." |
| "I have apologised for any distress caused to everyone concerned and assured them that this particular event will not now go ahead. | "I have apologised for any distress caused to everyone concerned and assured them that this particular event will not now go ahead. |
| "We are all looking forward to raising as much money as possible for Children in Need and to enjoying all the events planned throughout the day." | "We are all looking forward to raising as much money as possible for Children in Need and to enjoying all the events planned throughout the day." |