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Toddler, one, found wandering Huntingdon streets with no shoes | Toddler, one, found wandering Huntingdon streets with no shoes |
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Officers located the child's parents and a child protection referral was made to the local authorities | Officers located the child's parents and a child protection referral was made to the local authorities |
Officers located the child's parents and a child protection referral was made to the local authorities | |
Police were called after a shoeless toddler, aged about one, was seen walking alone across a road at night. | Police were called after a shoeless toddler, aged about one, was seen walking alone across a road at night. |
The child was found at about 19:00 GMT on Tuesday in the Huntingdon area. | The child was found at about 19:00 GMT on Tuesday in the Huntingdon area. |
"The caller stayed with the child, who was wet and cold from the rain and wearing no shoes," Cambridgeshire Police said. | "The caller stayed with the child, who was wet and cold from the rain and wearing no shoes," Cambridgeshire Police said. |
Officers knocked on doors and located the parents. They said a child protection referral had been made and the "appropriate agencies" informed. | Officers knocked on doors and located the parents. They said a child protection referral had been made and the "appropriate agencies" informed. |
Writing on Facebook, police in the Huntingdonshire district, external said: "We took a call from a very concerned member of the public who had found a one-year-old child walking across a road in Huntingdonshire with no parents nearby." | |
They continued: "The officers began knocking on doors making enquiries to locate the child's parents and after a short while found the child's home. | They continued: "The officers began knocking on doors making enquiries to locate the child's parents and after a short while found the child's home. |
"The child was safely returned, and some strong words of advice given on this occasion. | "The child was safely returned, and some strong words of advice given on this occasion. |
"A child protection referral has been completed which will ensure appropriate agencies are aware of the incident." | "A child protection referral has been completed which will ensure appropriate agencies are aware of the incident." |
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Huntingdon | Huntingdon |