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| Toddler taken from police station | Toddler taken from police station |
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| A hunt is under way for an 18-month-old girl taken from a police station. | A hunt is under way for an 18-month-old girl taken from a police station. |
| Audrey Kessie Nyanor's mother, 36, was arrested on Thursday in Southwark, south-east London, over alleged immigration offences. | |
| A woman turned up at Walworth police station saying she was a friend of Audrey's mother and was there to collect her. | A woman turned up at Walworth police station saying she was a friend of Audrey's mother and was there to collect her. |
| However it later transpired she was not and a search was started. Audrey's mother was later released on bail. | However it later transpired she was not and a search was started. Audrey's mother was later released on bail. |
| Six arrests | |
| The incident happened on Thursday morning when officers were keen that Audrey should not stay at the police station. | The incident happened on Thursday morning when officers were keen that Audrey should not stay at the police station. |
| They spoke to several friends and family members about collecting the toddler. | They spoke to several friends and family members about collecting the toddler. |
| A 46-year-old woman who said she was the mother's friend arrived and police let her take the girl away, but it soon became clear she was the wrong woman. | |
| Police say they are very concerned and have begun an investigation to find Audrey. | |
| The woman claimed to police she was a friend of Audrey's mother | |
| Audrey is of Ghanaian descent, and was last seen wearing pink trousers, a pink coat and a pink and white hat. | Audrey is of Ghanaian descent, and was last seen wearing pink trousers, a pink coat and a pink and white hat. |
| Police say the woman who took Audrey is also believed to be of Ghanaian heritage, medium build, with short black hair, and was last seen wearing a bright red coat and dark knee-length boots. | |
| A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "At approximately 10.30am a woman attended the police station purporting to be a 46-year-old friend of the mother. | |
| "The details she gave to police corresponded with the name of the woman Audrey's mother had told police would pick up her daughter, and as a result she left the police station with the child at approximately 10.40am. | |
| "Subsequently it became apparent that the woman was not the same person who had been organised to pick up the child. | |
| "As a result a police investigation began to find Audrey, and to identify and trace the woman who took her. | |
| "Whilst there is no evidence at this stage to suggest that Audrey has come to any harm, we are very concerned that she remains missing and we are making every effort to ensure she is safely returned." | |
| Police issued images of the woman at the police station and at Elephant and Castle underground station, where she was pictured carrying Audrey. | |
| Several places have been searched and six people have been arrested in connection with the investigation. | Several places have been searched and six people have been arrested in connection with the investigation. |